birth_date spouse yearsactive article_title name occupation
1930 sheila laura ziskin -lrb- 1978-divorced ; 1 child -rrb- ann shulman -lrb- 1955-divorced ; 1 child -rrb- 1956-present julian barry
 julian barry screenwriter , playwright , author , theatre director
julian barry

julian barry -lrb- born 1930 -rrb- is an american screenwriter and playwright best known for his oscar-nominated script for the film `` lenny '' about comedian lenny bruce , which barry adapted from his successful broadway play of the same name .
the film , directed by bob fosse and starring dustin hoffman and valerie perrine , was nominated for the so-called oscar grand slam , one of some 40 films to be so honored .
barry wrote or rewrote screenplays for several notable films including `` the river '' starring mel gibson and sissy spacek , `` eyes of laura mars '' starring faye dunaway and tommy lee jones , and `` rhinoceros '' , starring zero mostel and gene wilder , me , myself and i , starring george segal and jobeth williams , and the american playhouse production for pbs a marriage - georgia o'keeffe and alfred stieglitz starring christopher plummer and jane alexander .
he is also appearing as himself in the film documentary `` pablo '' , about the graphic artist and film director pablo ferro .
his autobiography `` my night with orson '' was published in 2011 and is available on amazon .
barry resides in redding , connecticut , but is frequently in london for theater work .
he is not to be confused with the english singer/songwriter of the same name .
