Ernest Thompson, (born November 6, 1949), in Bellows Falls, Vermont, is an American Playwright and actor. He spent his early years in Massachusetts, Maryland and Washington, D.C., attending secondary school and American University. He attended American University at the same time as musician Huey Lewis. He is best known as the author of the play, On Golden Pond, which he penned at the early age of twenty-eight. The play opened off-Broadway in 1978, and then onto the Broadway stage. On Golden Pond went on to become a hit movie in 1981, starring Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda. Thompson won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the movie in 1982, as well as awards from the Golden Globes and The Writers Guild of America. is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bellows Falls is an incorporated village located in the town of Rockingham in Windham County, Vermont. ... A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or drama. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,407 sq mi (32,133 km²)  - Width 101 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37° 53′ N to 39° 43′ N  - Longitude 75° 03′ W to 79° 29... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... For other universities known as American University, see American University (disambiguation). ... On Golden Pond (1981) was a successful Broadway play written by playwright Ernest Thompson which was turned into a successful and popular movie starring Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... “Moving picture” redirects here. ... It has been suggested that Tom Hepburn be merged into this article or section. ... Henry Jaynes Fonda (May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982) was a highly acclaimed Academy Award-winning American film actor, best known for his roles as plain-speaking idealists. ... Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ...

Thompson’s second popular play, The West Side Waltz, opened on Broadway, starring Katharine Hepburn. Thompson is quoted as saying that West Side Waltz came about after a telephone call he received on behalf of legendary screenwriter, George Seaton, who wrote the screen play for Miracle On Thirty-Fourth Street, offering Thompson "the first and only George Seaton grant” to write a new play. Thompson spent a great deal of time on his second popular work, much unlike On Golden Pond, which he said was a very quick work to write. The television version originally premiered on Thanksgiving night on CBS television in 1995, starring actors Shirley MacLaine, Liza Minnelli, Kathy Bates, and Jennifer Grey. The West Side Waltz was a Broadway play starring Katherine Hepburn written by the playwright Ernest Thompson. ... George Seaton (April 17, 1911 - July 28, 1979) was an American playwright, film director and producer. ... Premiere, from French language première meaning first, generally means a first performance. ... The First Thanksgiving, painted by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863-1930). ... CBS Broadcasting, Inc. ... Shirley MacLaine (born April 24, 1934) is an Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actress, well-known not only for her acting, but for her devotion to her belief in reincarnation. ... Liza Minnelli (born March 12, 1946 in Los Angeles, California) is an Academy Award and Tony Award-winning American actress and singer. ... Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an Academy Award-winning American theatrical, film, and television actress, and a stage and television director. ... Jennifer Grey (born March 26, 1960) is an American actress, best known for playing Frances Baby Houseman in the 1987 hit film, Dirty Dancing. ...

Ernest Thompson, the actor, is probably best known as Ranger Matt Harper on NBC’s short-lived 1974 series, Sierra. He also appeared on the NBC soap opera Somerset as Tony Cooper #2. Thompson admits he was lucky as an actor, as his work in acting was not steady, and was quoted as saying he turned to writing after too much familiarity with unemployment. While living in Santa Monica, he lived next door to Jane Fonda. For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... This article is about the county of Somerset in England. ... Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Thompson wrote the screenplay for the feature film, Sweet Hearts Dance, directed by Robert Greenwald starring Susan Sarandon and Don Johnson. He then went on in 1989 to direct 1969, starring Kiefer Sutherland and Winona Ryder. Robert Greenwald (born August 28, 1945 in New York, New York) is an American film director, producer and political activist recently noted for his documentaries critical of Fox News and of the Bush Administration, as well as numerous award-winning television movies from the 1980s and 1990s. ... Susan Sarandon (born October 4, 1946) is an Academy Award-winning American actress. ... Donald Wayne Don Johnson (born December 15, 1949) is an American actor well known for his fame in film and television. ... Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland (born December 21, 1966) is an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning Canadian television and film actor, well known for his role of Jack Bauer on the series 24. ... Winona Ryder (born October 29, 1971) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated and Golden Globe-winning American actress. ...

During the '90s, Thompson stuck with writing and directing television movies with Out of Time, and also Take Me Home Again, released on DVD as The Lies Boys Tell, in 1994, based on the novel by Lamar Herrin, starring Kirk Douglas and Craig T. Nelson. Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch Demsky December 9, 1916) is an iconic American actor and film producer known for his gravelly voice and his recurring roles as the kinds of characters Douglas himself once described as sons of bitches. He is also father to Hollywood actor and producer Michael Douglas. ... Craig T. Nelson (born Craig Richard Nelson on April 4, 1944 in Spokane, Washington) is an American actor. ...

In 1992, his son August, was born. In 1993, he married Kristie Lanier.

In 2001, he directed his own TV version of On Golden Pond, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. Dame Julie Elizabeth Andrews, DBE (born Julia Elizabeth Wells[1] on 1 October 1935[2]) is an award-winning English actress, singer, author and cultural icon. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Thompson's latest major project, a movie in pre-production, as of this writing, is "The Love Line", [1], starring Thompson and Pamela Lambert, [2].

Today, Thompson lives most of the year in New Hampshire (very close to where On Golden Pond was filmed), where he runs a summer camp for aspiring playwrights. Official language(s) English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Area  Ranked 46th  - Total 9,350 sq mi (24,217 km²)  - Width 68 miles (110 km)  - Length 190 miles (305 km)  - % water 4. ... Summer camp is a supervised program for children and teenagers conducted during the summer months in some countries. ...