Thomas Rickman
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| Born | (1940-02-08)February 8, 1940
Sharpe, Kentucky, U.S.
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| Died | September 3, 2018(2018-09-03) (aged 78) |
| Other names | Tom Rickman |
| Alma mater | AFI Conservatory |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, playwright, screenwriter |
Thomas "Tom" Rickman (February 8, 1940 – September 3, 2018)[1] was an American film director, playwright, and screenwriter, known for his work on the 1980 film Coal Miner's Daughter.
Rickman was born in Sharpe, Kentucky.
He was in the first class at the AFI ConservatoryinLos Angeles; the class also included Gill Dennis, Terrence Malick, David Lynch and Caleb Deschanel.[2][3]
In 1975, his stage play Balaam premiered at the Pasadena Repertory TheatreinPasadena, California's historic The Hotel Carver, under artistic director Duane Waddell, directed by Gill Dennis, starring Elizabeth Hartman, Peter Brandon, Howard Whalen, and was the theatrical debut of Ed Harris.[citation needed]
He received a nomination for Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for writing the screenplay of Coal Miner's Daughter.[4] His other films include Hooper (1978), Truman (1995), Everybody's All-American (1988), and the television film Tuesdays with Morrie (1999)[5]
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