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David S. Ward Biography (1947?-)

Full name, David Schad Ward; born October 24, 1947 (one source say October 25, 1945), in Providence, RI; son of Robert McCollum and Miriam (maiden name, Schad) Ward; married Rosana Desoto (an actress), September 20, 1980; children:Joaquin Atwood, Sylvana Bonifacia Desoto. Addresses: Agent: CreativeArtists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825.

Gender

Male

Occupation

Screenwriter, director

Birth Details

October 24, 1947?

Providence, Rhode Island

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Director
• Cannery Row (also known as John Steinbeck's Cannery Row), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
• Major League, Paramount, 1989
• King Ralph, Universal, 1991
• The Program, Buena Vista, 1993
• (And producer) Major League II, Warner Bros., 1994
• Down Periscope, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
• The Best Man, October Films/Polygram/Universal, 1999
• Film Appearances
• (As David Ward) Himself, The Haunted World of Edward D. Wood, Jr.,1995
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• Steelyard Blues (also known as The Final Crash), Warner Bros., 1973
• The Sting, Universal, 1973
• Cannery Row (also known as John Steinbeck's Cannery Row; based on Steinbeck's novel of the same name), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
• The Sting II, 1983
• (Uncredited; with Richard Kramer) Saving Grace (based on the novelby Celia Gittelson), Embassy, 1986
• (As David Ward; with John Nichols) The Milagro Beanfield War (based on the novel by Nichols), Universal, 1988
• (As David Ward) Major League, Paramount, 1989
• King Ralph, Universal, 1991
• (With Nora Ephron and Jeff Arch) Sleepless in Seattle, TriStar, 1993
• (With Aaron Latham) The Program, Buena Vista, 1993
• The Best Man, October Films/Polygram/Universal, 1999
• Also wrote Dial Tone, San Joaquin, Handling Sin, and(with others) The Mask of Zorro.

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

• Major League II, Warner Bros., 1994, and Major League: Back tothe Minors, Warner Bros., 1998, include characters adapted from MajorLeague.