Lee Gold, 66; Movie Writer for 4 Decades
Screenwriter Lee Gold, whose career in the motion picture business spanned more than four decades, died Wednesday of cancer at the City of Hope Hospital in Duarte. He was 66.
His credits include the English language version of “Is Paris Burning?” and the NBC television movie, “Honey Boy.”
Among his other film credits are two John Berry films, “Tamango” and “Sentimental Guy” and “The Affairs of Martha,” an MGM film directed by Jules Dassin.
Gold, who was born in Omaha, Neb., is survived by his wife, Tamara Hovey, also a writer; two sons, Andre and Gabriel, and a brother, Peter.
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