Fredric Lebow

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Fredric Lebow
Education Hofstra University (BA)
New York University (MFA)

Fredric Lebow is an American screenwriter. He co-wrote the screenplay for While You Were Sleeping (1995) with Daniel G. Sullivan, but while it was acclaimed by many it did not receive any awards. He also had a minor role in the 1991 B-movie Chopper Chicks in Zombietown . He currently resides in Long Island, New York.

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Education

Lebow has a masters in film from New York University [1] (His LinkedIn page says it was a MFA in Dramatic Writing in 1983). He received his BA in Political Science from Hofstra University in 1978. He is a 1974 graduate of Lawrence High School. [2]

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References

  1. 'Sleeping' Makes Dream Come True : Movies: After 12 years of drudgery, screenwriters Fredric Lebow and Daniel G. Sullivan strike it rich with 'While You Were Sleeping.' Now they're a hot property. [ permanent dead link ]
  2. LinkedIn