Donald E Steward wrote or co-wrote the screenplay for a 1992 American spy thriller that was directed by Phillip Noyce and was based on a novel of the same name that was written by who?
Donald E. Stewart Donald E. Stewart (24 January 193028 April 1999) was an American-born screenwriter, best known for his screenplay for "Missing", which won the Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay, the Writers Guild of America Award, the London Film Critics' Circle award, a Christopher Award, (www.christophers.org) and the BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, all shared with the film's director, Costa-Gavras. The screenplay for "Missing" is used in film schools for instruction in structure and development. He also wrote or co-wrote the screenplays for the Tom Clancy-trilogy of Jack Ryan films "The Hunt for Red October", "Patriot Games" and "Clear and Present Danger".
The Man Who Fell to Earth (novel) The Man Who Fell to Earth is a 1963 science fiction novel by American author Walter Tevis, about an extraterrestrial who lands on Earth seeking a way to ferry his people to Earth from his home planet, which is suffering from a severe drought. The novel served as the basis for the 1976 film by Nicolas Roeg, "The Man Who Fell to Earth", as well as a 1987 television adaptation.