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Ward has degrees from both Pomona College, USC and the UCLA Film School. He was employed at an educational film production company when he managed to sell his screenplay for The Sting' (1974), which lead to an Oscar win in that category. After this initial success, his follow up projects were less critically and commercially well received, including Ward's maiden directorial effort, Cannery Row (1982), and a sequel The Sting II (1983). Efforts made by Ward to sell a script based on the frontier days of California were scuttled by an industry-wide "ban" on Westerns after the failure of Michael Cimino's Heaven's Gate (1980). The Smith Campus Center Fountain at Pomona College during the inauguration of College President David Oxtoby Pomona College is a private residential liberal arts college located 33 miles (53 km) east of downtown Los Angeles in Claremont, California. ... USC may refer to: akon or slimshady United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States University of Southern California (Los Angeles, California, USA) Category: ... The UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television (TFT), located in Los Angeles, USA, is unique in that it combines all three (theater, film, and television) of these aspects into a single school. ... This article is about the 1973 film involving con artists. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... Cannery Row is the waterfront street in the New Monterey section of Monterey, California (36. ... Michael Cimino (born February 3, 1939, New York City) is an American film director. ... The logo used by the Heavens Gate cult Heavens Gate was the name of a cult co-led by Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles. ...

In 1986, Ward was contracted by Sting star Robert Redford, who hired the screenwriter to work on the Redford-directed The Milagro Beanfield War. The response to this project enabled Ward to sell Morgan Creek and Mirage Productions to bankroll Major League (1988), a baseball comedy that he'd been pitching to producers without success since 1982. Major League was a labor of love for Ward, who had lived in the Cleveland suburb of South Euclid as a child and had rooted for the Indians' teams of the 1950s, including the 1954 American League Champions. Perhaps autobiographically, Major League and Ward's subsequent efforts as a writer and director, King Ralph (1991) and Major League II (1994), were about underdogs who triumphed over the gadflies and nay-sayers of the world. Robert Redford (born Charles Robert Redford, Jr. ... The Milagro Beanfield War is a 1988 American film drama based on the John Nichols novel of the same name. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Major League is a 1989 film written and directed by David S. Ward. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. ... Location in Ohio Coordinates: Country United States State Ohio County Cuyahoga Euclid Township formed 1809 [2] Village incorporation 1917[2] City incorporation 1941[2] Government  - Mayor-council Georgine Welo[1]  - Mayor Area  - City  12. ... American League The American League (or formally the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in the United States of America and Canada. ... King Ralph (first released on February 15, 1991) is an American film starring American actor John Goodman in the title role of Ralph Jones. ... Major League II (1994) is a sequel to the 1989 film Major League. ...

Ward later scored a box-office coup with his screenplay (in collaboration with Nora Ephron) for 1993's Sleepless in Seattle. He went back to the well directing the sequel Major League II, and then moved onto the Navy comedy Down Periscope starring Kelsey Grammer. Another ten years would pass before Ward was credited on another film, Flyboys, a 2006 World War I-drama starring James Franco directed by Tony Bill (who was a producer on The Sting). Nora Ephron Nora Ephron (born May 19, 1941 in New York City, New York) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and novelist. ... Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 movie, directed by Nora Ephron, based on the story by Jeff Arch. ... Major League II (1994) is a sequel to the 1989 film Major League. ... Down Periscope is a 1996 comedy movie starring Kelsey Grammer as the captain of a rust-bucket submarine (called the USS Stingray) who is fighting for his career. ... Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955 in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) is a six-time Emmy and a two-time Golden Globe-winning American actor who is best known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane, whom he played for nine years on Cheers... Flyboys is a 2006 drama film set during World War I, starring James Franco, Martin Henderson, Jean Reno, Jennifer Decker, David Ellison and Tyler Labine. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, and artist. ... Tony Bill (born 23 August 1940, San Diego, California) is an American actor, producer, and director. ... This article is about the 1973 film involving con artists. ...

Ward also currently is a professor at Chapman University, in Southern California, where he teaches screenwriting and directing, and acts as a Filmmaker in Residence for the campus. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

External links

• David S. Ward at the Internet Movie Database