# Leslie Newman

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American screenwriter (1938–2021)

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Leslie Newman Born 1938 United States Died 2021 (aged 82–83) United States Occupation Screenwriter Known for Wrote the script for the first three Superman films Spouse David Newman

**Leslie Newman** (1938 – c. 2021)[1] was a screenwriter who co-wrote the first three *[Superman](/source/Superman_(film_series))* films with husband [David Newman](/source/David_Newman_(screenwriter)), who died in 2003. She was born in 1939, in the United States. They had two children together. She has written a novel entitled *Gathering Force* (Simon & Schuster, 1974), and a [cookbook](/source/Cookbook) entitled *Feasts: Menus for Home-cooked Celebrations* (HarperCollins, 1990).

Newman studied at the [University of Michigan](/source/University_of_Michigan).

## Filmography

- *[Superman](/source/Superman_(1978_film))* (1978)...co-screenplay

- *[Superman II](/source/Superman_II)* (1980)...co-screenplay

- *[Superman III](/source/Superman_III)* (1983)...co-screenplay

- *[Santa Claus: The Movie](/source/Santa_Claus%3A_The_Movie)* (1985)...co-story

- *[Takedown](/source/Takedown_(2000_film))* (2000)...co-screenplay

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Tweet from Sarah Douglas confirming Newman's death"](https://twitter.com/thesarahdouglas/status/1353808308780609536?lang=en). *twitter.com*.

## External links

- [With the Walkout Over, Writers David and Leslie Newman Strike Up 'Superman III'](http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20079846,00.html). *[People](/source/People_(magazine))*, July 27, 1981. Accessed 2011-03-02.

- [Craig Claiborne with Pierre Franey, “Home Cooking for 200 Guests”](https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/24/magazine/home-cooking-for-200-guests.html). *[New York Times Sunday Magazine](/source/New_York_Times_Sunday_Magazine)*, October 24, 1982. Accessed 2012-12-26.

## External links

- [Leslie Newman](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0628174/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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