Gregory Allen Howard, who wrote Remember the Titans and was a producer and writer behind Harriet, died Friday. He was 70.
Howard died following a brief illness in Miami, his rep Jeff Sanderson told The Hollywood Reporter.
Howard, born on Jan. 28, 1952, in Norfolk, Virginia, moved to Los Angeles in the ’90s to pursue a career as a screenwriter. He started making a name for himself in the early 2000s, writing Boaz Yakin’s award-winning Remember the Titans, which starred Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Wood Harris and Donald Faison. Based on a true story, the film follows the story of Herman Boone, a new African American football coach as he trains a high school team during their first season as a racially integrated group.
He later earned a story-writing credit for Michael Mann’s Ali, the 2001 biopic of sports legend Muhammad Ali. The film, which was nominated for two Oscars, starred Will Smith,...
Howard died following a brief illness in Miami, his rep Jeff Sanderson told The Hollywood Reporter.
Howard, born on Jan. 28, 1952, in Norfolk, Virginia, moved to Los Angeles in the ’90s to pursue a career as a screenwriter. He started making a name for himself in the early 2000s, writing Boaz Yakin’s award-winning Remember the Titans, which starred Denzel Washington, Will Patton, Wood Harris and Donald Faison. Based on a true story, the film follows the story of Herman Boone, a new African American football coach as he trains a high school team during their first season as a racially integrated group.
He later earned a story-writing credit for Michael Mann’s Ali, the 2001 biopic of sports legend Muhammad Ali. The film, which was nominated for two Oscars, starred Will Smith,...
- 1/28/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Gregory Allen Howard, award-winning screenwriter of “Remember the Titans” and “Ali” who was also a prolific playwright, producer, author and public speaker, has died, according to his reps. He was 70.
Howard died Friday at his home in Miami after a brief illness, according to a statement from publicist Jeff Sanderson.
Howard was the first Black screenwriter to write a drama that passed 100 million at the box office when “Titans” crossed that milestone in 2000. He won the NAACP Image Award twice, the prestigious Christopher Award, the Howard University Award for artistic excellence and the Heartland Film Festival Award for screenwriting excellence.
He was born in Norfolk, Virginia, the son of a preschool teacher and the stepson of a Navy officer. His family relocated several times before settling down in Vallejo, California.
Howard graduated from Princeton and began writing in his specialty: true stories with a historical bent. He came across the...
Howard died Friday at his home in Miami after a brief illness, according to a statement from publicist Jeff Sanderson.
Howard was the first Black screenwriter to write a drama that passed 100 million at the box office when “Titans” crossed that milestone in 2000. He won the NAACP Image Award twice, the prestigious Christopher Award, the Howard University Award for artistic excellence and the Heartland Film Festival Award for screenwriting excellence.
He was born in Norfolk, Virginia, the son of a preschool teacher and the stepson of a Navy officer. His family relocated several times before settling down in Vallejo, California.
Howard graduated from Princeton and began writing in his specialty: true stories with a historical bent. He came across the...
- 1/28/2023
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
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