Alan Trustman, a screenwriter finest recognized for “The Thomas Crown Affair,” “They Name Me Mister Tibbs!” and “Bullitt,” died final month. He was 95.
Trustman’s son John confirmed to the New York Occasions on Friday that the screenwriter handed away at a nursing house in Miami, Fla. on February 5. No particulars concerning the reason for loss of life had been shared, nonetheless.
Born in Boston, Mass. on December 16, 1930, Trustman was an alumnus of the Phillips Exeter Academy earlier than attending each Harvard College and Harvard Legislation Faculty between 1952 and 1955.
He initially adopted in his father Benjamin A. Trustman’s footsteps, working on the regulation agency Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, the place the elder Trustman was a associate. Nonetheless, as he informed creator John Spooner in 2022, he pivoted his focus to writing a screenplay after discovering he had “nothing to do on Sunday afternoons” following the retirement of quarterback Y.A. Tittle.
Trustman then utilized his school connections to pitch a literary agent, which wound up resulting in his 1968 movie, “The Thomas Crown Affair,” starring Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, Paul Burke and Jack Weston.
His Hollywood success didn’t cease there, as he launched “Bullitt,” additionally starring McQueen, later that very same yr. Primarily based on the 1963 novel “Mute Witness” by Robert L. Fish, Trustman penned the screenplay together with veteran screenwriter Harry Kleiner.
At this level in his screenwriting profession, Trustman retired from the regulation and went on to jot down the 1970 crime drama, “They Name Me Mister Tibbs!”
Different notable credit embrace “Woman Ice,” “Hit!” and “The Subsequent Man.” He additionally acquired a narrative credit score on the 1999 adaption of “The Thomas Crown Affair,” which starred Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo and Denis Leary.
Trustman additionally wrote novels, together with 1992’s “Father’s Day,” and taught screenwriting programs at his alma mater Harvard, in addition to New York College and the College of Miami.
He’s survived by his fourth spouse, Barbara, his sister, Patty, his youngsters John and Laurie, in addition to 11 grandchildren.
