Question: Who was the writer of the 1970 American romantic drama for which Ali MacGraw received an Academy Award for Best Actress?  
Context: Tom Cruise is an American actor and producer who made his film debut with a minor role in the 1981 romantic drama "Endless Love".  Two years later he made his breakthrough by starring in the romantic comedy "Risky Business" (1983), which garnered Cruise his first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy.  In 1986, Cruise played a fighter pilot in the Tony Scott-directed action drama "Top Gun" (the highest-grossing film that year), and also starred opposite Paul Newman in the Martin Scorsese-directed drama "The Color of Money".  Two years later he played opposite Dustin Hoffman in the Academy Award for Best Picture-winning drama "Rain Man" (1988), and also appeared in the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture-winning romantic drama "Cocktail" (1988).  In doing so Cruise became the first and only person as of 2014 to star in a Best Picture Oscar winner and a Worst Picture Razzie winner in the same year.  His next role was as anti-war activist Ron Kovic in the drama adaptation of Kovic's memoir of the same name, "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989).  For his performance Cruise received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Holly Hunter (born March 20, 1958) is an American actress and producer.  For her performance as Ada McGrath in the 1993 film "The Piano", she won the Academy Award for Best Actress, BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, and the Cannes Best Actress Award.  She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for "Broadcast News" (1987), and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for "The Firm" (1993) and "Thirteen" (2003). Catherine Elise Blanchett, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} ( ; born 14 May 1969) is an Australian actress and theatre director.  She has received international acclaim and many accolades, including two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three BAFTA Awards, six AACTA Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. Blanchett came to international attention for her role as Elizabeth I of England in Shekhar Kapur's 1998 film "Elizabeth", for which she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award, and earned her first Academy Award for Best Actress nomination.  Her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's 2004 film "The Aviator" brought her critical acclaim and many accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, making her the only actor to win an Oscar for portraying another Oscar-winning actor.  In 2013, she starred as Jasmine Francis in Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine", for which she won numerous accolades including the Academy Award for Best Actress. Halle Maria Berry (born Maria Halle Berry; August 14, 1966) is an American actress.  Berry won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the romantic drama "Monster's Ball" (2001).  s of 2017 , she is the only black woman to have won a Best Actress Academy Award. Love Story is a 1970 American romantic drama film written by Erich Segal, who was also the author of the best-selling novel of the same name.  It was produced by Howard G. Minskyand directed by Arthur Hiller and starred Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal, alongside John Marley, Ray Milland, and Tommy Lee Jones in his film debut in a minor role. The Bridges of Madison County is a 1995 American romantic drama film based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Robert James Waller.  It was produced by Amblin Entertainment and Malpaso Productions, and distributed by Warner Bros.  Entertainment.  The film was produced and directed by Clint Eastwood with Kathleen Kennedy as co-producer and the screenplay was adapted by Richard LaGravenese.  The film is about an Italian war bride, Francesca (Meryl Streep), who lives with her husband and two children on a farm in Iowa.  In 1965, she meets a "National Geographic" photographer named Robert (Eastwood) and has a four-day extramarital affair with him that changes both their lives forever.  The film earned $182 million worldwide and was well received by critics.  Streep received an Academy Award for Best Actress nomination in 1996 for her performance in the film. Goodbye, Columbus is a 1969 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Richard Benjamin and Ali MacGraw, directed by Larry Peerce and based on the novella of the same name by Philip Roth.  The screenplay was written by Arnold Schulman who was awarded the Writers Guild of America Award. Erich Schiffmann (born 1953 in Los Angeles, California) is an accomplished American Yoga Master widely known for his award-winning video, "Yoga Mind & Body", featuring actress Ali MacGraw.  He is the author of a best-selling book, "Moving into Stillness".  He has been teaching yoga for more than twenty years. Elizabeth Alice "Ali" MacGraw (born April 1, 1939) is an American actress, model, author, and animal rights activist.  She first gained attention with her role in the 1969 film "Goodbye, Columbus", for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer.  She reached international fame in 1970's "Love Story", for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama.  In 1972, MacGraw was voted the top female box office star in the world and was honored with a hands and footprints ceremony at Grauman's Chinese Theatre after having been in just three films.  She went on to star in the popular action films "The Getaway" (1972) and "Convoy" (1978) as well as the romantic sports drama "Players" (1979), the comedy "Just Tell Me What You Want" (1980), and the historical novel-based television miniseries "The Winds of War" (1983).  In 1991, she published an autobiography, "Moving Pictures". Mimi Fayazi (born August 10, 1947) is an American fashion designer, known for bringing the skirt back to the fashion industry in the 1970s.  Mimi was born in Persia and came to New York in 1967 to study fashion at the Mayer School of Fashion Design.  Fayazi began designing in New York, and then started Mimi Fayazi Designs in 1974 in Los Angeles, with the Fayazi Couture, Miss Fayazi Dresses, and Mimi Fayazi Sportswear labels.  Her style was distinctly feminine, while also drawing on the classic influences of the 1930's and 1940's.  Besides being known for her design and fabrication, her clothing was also intended to transition easily from day time to evening wear.  Her clothing, considered creative and sophisticated, sold in specialty and department stores, including Saks, Lord & Taylor, and Bergdorf Goodman, and were worn by many actresses, including Ali MacGraw and Candice Bergen.  In 1978, Fayazi won 2 Tommy Awards from the American Printed Fabrics Council, Inc. for her designs.
Answer: Erich Segal