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Stephen J. Rivele Dies: Oscar-Nominated ‘Nixon’, ‘Ali’ Screenwriter Was 75
Stephen J. Rivele, the screenwriter whose 1995 collaboration on Nixon with Oliver Stone and longtime writing partner Christopher Wilkinson earned the trio an Oscar nomination, died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Pasadena, California, on May 17. He was 75. His death was announced by son Eli Rivele and Wilkinson. A published author, […]
Stephen J. Rivele, the screenwriter whose 1995 collaboration on Nixon with Oliver Stone and longtime writing partner Christopher Wilkinson earned the trio an Oscar nomination, died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Pasadena, California, on May 17. In addition to Nixon, their credits include Ali, the 2001 Muhammad Ali biopic starring Will Smith and co-written by director Michael Mann and Eric Roth; Copying Beethoven, the 2006 drama starring Ed Harris as the great composer; and Birth of the Dragon, the 2016 martial arts film with Philip Wan-lung Ng as Bruce Lee. A second book, 1990’s The Plumber about a witness to a Philadelphia mob killing, was sold to Universal Pictures, launching Rivele’s Hollywood career.
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