Original sentence: Despite Murphy's Romance being well-received (it was nominated for two Academy Awards) it would be another five years before Frank and Ravetch continued to write screenplays.Once more collaborating with director Martin Ritt, the couple wrote the screenplay for Stanley & Iris, loosely based on the novel Union Street
Edited sentence: Despite Murphy's Romance being well-received (it was nominated for two Academy Awards) it would be another five years before Frank and Ravetch wrote another screenplay; hired by Martin Ritt, the couple wrote the screenplay for Stanley & Iris, loosely based on the novel Union Street