Steve Shagan is an American novelist, screenplay writer, TV and Movie producer. He was born in 1927 in New York. He wrote the novel, the screenplay and also co produced, Save the Tiger

Save the Tiger

Save the Tiger is a 1973 film about moral conflict in contemporary America. It stars Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford, Laurie Heineman, Thayer David, Lara Parker and Liv Lindeland. The film is directed by John G...

, the 1974 movie, for which Jack Lemmon

Jack Lemmon

John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III was an American actor and musician. He starred in more than 60 films including Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Mister Roberts , Days of Wine and Roses, The Great Race, Irma la Douce, The Odd Couple, Save the Tiger John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III (February 8, 1925June...

 won the Best Actor Academy Award and Shagan was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. He won a Screenwriter's Guild Award for the film.

Shagan went on to write the screenplay and co produce, Voyage of the Damned

Voyage of the Damned

Voyage of the Damned is the title of a 1974 book written by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts, which was the basis of a 1976 drama film with the same title.The story was inspired by true events concerning the fate of the MS St...

 in 1977 and The Formula in 1980. He also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay, for Voyage of the Damned.

His novels include Save the Tiger (1972), City of Angels (1975), The Formula (1979), The Circle (1982), The Discovery (1984) and Vendetta (1986).

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