Michael Herr

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1940-04-13

Deathday 2016-06-23 (76 years old)

Place of Birth Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Michael Herr

Biography

Michael David Herr was an American writer and war correspondent, known as the author of Dispatches (1977), a memoir of his time as a correspondent for Esquire (1967–1969) during the Vietnam War. Herr was credited in the film for writing the narration for Francis Ford Coppola's 1997 film The Rainmaker. He had previously contributed to the narration for Coppola's 1979 film Apocalypse Now. He co-wrote the screenplay for the film Full Metal Jacket (1987) with director Stanley Kubrick and author Gustav Hasford, which was nominated for an Academy Award. Sourced from Wikipedia

Known For

Writer

1997
The Rainmaker

as Screenplay

1987
Full Metal Jacket

as Screenplay

1979
Apocalypse Now

as Writer

Crew

1979
Apocalypse Now

as Additional Writing

Producer

1987
Full Metal Jacket

as Associate Producer