William Bast
Birth Name:
William Bast
Birth Place:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Profession
Writer, Producer
Fast Facts
- Received a Christopher Award for his 1982 adaptation of "The Scarlet Pimpernel․"
- Won a Writers Guild of America Award for his script of "The First Modern Olympics" in 1985
- Won an Edgar Allan Poe Award for best television feature or miniseries for "The Legend of Lizzie Borden" in 1976
- Studied theater arts at the University of California at Los Angeles, where he first met James Dean
- Got his start as a script writer for the NBC series "The Aldrich Family" at the age of 23
- Best known as an author and screenwriter who was the co-creator of "The Colbys․"
- Was a close friend of James Dean who wrote the highly regarded "James Dean: A Biography" in 1956 and the more personal "Surviving James Dean" in 2006
Awards
- 1976Edgar - Best Television Feature or Miniseries:Winner
- 1977Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy - Adaptation:Nominated
- 1985WGA Award (TV) - Original/Adapted Multi-Part Long Form Series:Winner