David Zelag Goodman

David Zelag Goodman (1930-2011) was an American playwright and Oscar-nominated screenwriter. He was known in Hollywood as a "script doctor" due to his ability to quickly identify and fix flaws in a screenplay.
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- 1930-01-15 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- 2011-09-26
Known for
- Straw Dogs (1971) — Screenplay
- Logan's Run (1976) — Screenplay
- Straw Dogs (2011) — Original Film Writer
- Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) — Screenplay
- Farewell, My Lovely (1975) — Screenplay
- March or Die (1977) — Screenplay
- Monte Walsh (1970) — Screenplay
- Monte Walsh (2003) — Teleplay
- The Stranglers of Bombay (1959) — Screenplay
- Lovers and Other Strangers (1970) — Screenplay
- Man on a Swing (1974) — Screenplay
- Fighting Back (1982) — Screenplay
- Man, Woman and Child (1983) — Screenplay
- Freedom Road (1979) — Writer
- Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut (2003) — Self - Screenwriter of Straw Dogs