Carl Gottlieb (born 18 March 1938 in New York City) is an American screenwriter, actor, comedian and executive. He is probably best known for co-writing the screenplay for Jaws, as well as directing the 1981 low-budget cult film Caveman. Image File history File linksMetadata Carl_Gottlieb. ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... This article is about work. ... Screenwriters, scenarists, or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... In English usage, nationality is the legal relationship between a person and a country. ... A literary genre is one of the divisions of literature into genres according to particular criteria such as literary technique, tone, or content. ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Screenwriters, scenarists, or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... It has been suggested that Orca (Jaws boat) be merged into this article or section. ... For other uses, see Caveman (disambiguation). ...

After studying drama at Syracuse University, he became a member, in the 1960s, of the San Francisco improvisational comedy troupe "The Committee". They made one feature film: A Session with the Committee. Syracuse University (SU) is a private nonsectarian research university located in Syracuse, New York. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ... San Francisco redirects here. ... Improvisational comedy (also called improv) is comedy that is performed with a little to no predetermination of subject matter and structure. ...

He began writing comedy for TV, contributing to The Bob Newhart Show (1972), All in the Family, and The Odd Couple. Minor acting roles have included M*A*S*H and Clueless. The Bob Newhart Show is the name of two different television series. ... All in the Family is an acclaimed American situation comedy that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12, 1971 to April 8, 1979. ... The Odd Couple was a television situation comedy broadcast from September 24, 1970 to July 4, 1975 on ABC. It starred Tony Randall as Felix Unger and Jack Klugman as Oscar Madison. ... MASH is a 1970 satirical American dark comedy film directed by Robert Altman and based on the novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors by Richard Hooker. ... Clueless is a 1995 comedy film that is loosely based on Emma by Jane Austen, set in a Beverly Hills high school. ...

Gottleib also cowrote David Crosby's two autobiographies, 1989's "Long time Gone" and 2006's "Since Then".

Writers' politics

He joined the Writers Guild of America in 1968 after becoming interested in Guild politics and being of service to fellow writers after writers' strikes in the 1970s and 1981. He ran for the Board of Directors in 1983, and has been re-elected for numerous terms ever since, including two stints as vice-president (1991-1994). He was again appointed VP of the Writers Guild of America, west in 2004. [1] The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is the collective bargaining representative, or labor union, for writers in the motion picture and television industries in the United States. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Jaws

Gottlieb was hired as an actor to appear as Meadows, the editor of the local newspaper, in Jaws. He was hired by his friend, Steven Spielberg, to redraft the script, adding more dimensions to the characters, particularly humour. Ironically, his redrafts reduced the role of Meadows (who still appears in the Town Hall corridor and the Tiger Shark scene). Steven Spielberg (born December 18, 1946)[1] is an American film director and producer. ...

He wrote a book, The Jaws Log, about the notoriously difficult production of the film. Bryan Singer has referred to it as being "like a little movie director bible" [2]. Bryan Singer (born September 17, 1965) is an American film director. ...

He was also enlisted under similar circumstances to work on the Jaws 2 screenplay. He also co-wrote the screenplays for The Jerk and Jaws 3-D. Jaws 2 is a 1978 horror–thriller film directed by Jeannot Szwarc. ... The Jerk (1979) is Carl Reiners rags-to-riches-to-rags film comedy of belated self-discovery. ... Jaws 3-D (a. ...

Gottlieb contributes to Jaws related activities, such as interviews (including for the upcoming The Shark is Still Working) and attended JawsFest on Martha's Vineyard in June 2005. JawsFest was a weekend long celebration of the 30th anniversary of the movie Jaws. ... Map of Marthas Vineyard. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links/references

• Carl Gottlieb at the Internet Movie Database
• Fish Tales Screenwriter Carl Gottlieb plumbs the depths of his memory as he reminisces about his role in bringing Jaws to the screen.