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This article is about the screenwriter. For the professional wrestler see Ronald Herd.Ronald Bass (born March 26, 1942), sometimes credited as Ron Bass, is an American screenwriter. Also a film producer, Bass's work is characterized as being highly in demand, and he is thought to be among the most highly paid writers in Hollywood. He is often called the "King of the Pitches". In 1988, he received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Rain Man, and films that Bass is associated with are regularly nominated for multiple motion picture awards.
| Net Worth | $1 Million |
| Date Of Birth | March 26, 1942 |
| Place Of Birth | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Profession | Writer, Producer, Actor |
| Nicknames | Ronald Bass, Bass, Ronald |
| Star Sign | Aries |
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| 1 | One of the earliest deals Ronald Bass made as a screenwriter, was a two-script deal at 20th Century Fox in the early 1980's. The deal paid Bass $125,000 per script, but neither script got produced. |
| 2 | Along with writing partner Jen Smolka, Ron Bass did some uncredited additional writing on Soul Surfer (2011). Bass and Smolka did end up with a 'co-producer' credit each. |
| 3 | Did an uncredited rewrite of the Arthur Penn thriller Target (1985). |
| 4 | Wrote an early draft of the screenplay for Just Like Heaven (2005), when it was in development under its original title, "If Only It Were True". At the time, Steven Spielberg was attached to direct it. However, upon reading Bass' draft of the script, Spielberg passed and went on to another project. This was one of several projects that Spielberg and Bass nearly collaborated on. |
| 5 | Did a set of early revisions to the script for The Lion King (1994) with screenwriter T.J. Allen in 1990. Bass was one of dozens of screenwriters to work on the script over the course of development, but did not receive any credit and it is uncertain if any of his work made it on the screen. He was hired to help T.J. Allen punch up Allen's original draft. |
| 6 | In the early 2000's, Ronald Bass was one of more than a dozen screenwriters who worked on the script for Bad Boys II (2003), however in the end, he did not receive any credit. His script doctoring was a part of his overall deal with Sony. |
| 7 | Wrote an adaptation of the screenplay for the film Monte Carlo (2011), but was rewritten by multiple writers and did not receive any credit when it was release. |
| 8 | Started writing at the age of six but gave it up in his late teens after a teacher criticized a novel he had written. He did not start again until he was age 32. He didn't begin his Hollywood screenwriting career until he was 42 years old, after having spent 17 years as an entertainment lawyer. |
| 9 | He writes, on average, for fourteen hours a day. |
| 10 | Did an uncredited rewrite of Always (1989) for Steven Spielberg. |
| 11 | He wrote unproduced drafts of screenplays for The Bridges of Madison County (1995), The Shipping News (2001), Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007). |
| 12 | Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1997. |
| 13 | A prolific Oscar-winning screenwriter. He is in such demand, that he employs a staff to help him research his material. |
| 14 | Carolco Pictures paid him $2 million for an adaptation of T.R. Wright's supernatural thriller, "Manhattan Ghost Story", in 1990. During the development of the project, Julia Roberts and Richard Gere were attached to star, as a possible follow-up project to their hit Pretty Woman (1990). |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Passion of Mind | 2000 | written by - as Ron Bass | |
| Snow Falling on Cedars | 1999 | screenplay - as Ron Bass | |
| Entrapment | 1999 | screenplay - as Ron Bass / story - as Ron Bass | |
| Swing Vote | 1999 | TV Movie written by - as Ron Bass | |
| Invisible Child | 1999 | TV Movie story - as Ron Bass | |
| Border Line | 1999 | TV Movie story - as Ron Bass / teleplay - as Ron Bass | |
| Stepmom | 1998 | screenplay - as Ron Bass | |
| What Dreams May Come | 1998 | screenplay - as Ron Bass | |
| How Stella Got Her Groove Back | 1998 | screenplay - as Ron Bass | |
| My Best Friend's Wedding | 1997 | written by | |
| Moloney | | TV Series creator - 21 episodes, 1996 - 1997 writer - 1 episode, 1996 | |
| Dangerous Minds | 1996-1997 | TV Series creator - 17 episodes | |
| Waiting to Exhale | 1995 | screenplay | |
| Dangerous Minds | 1995 | screenplay | |
| Reunion | 1994 | TV Movie teleplay | |
| The Enemy Within | 1994 | TV Movie teleplay - as Ron Bass | |
| When a Man Loves a Woman | 1994 | written by | |
| The Joy Luck Club | 1993 | screenplay | |
| Sleeping with the Enemy | 1991 | screenplay | |
| Rain Man | 1988 | screenplay | |
| Gardens of Stone | 1987 | screenplay | |
| Black Widow | 1987 | written by | |
| Code Name: Emerald | 1985 | novel "The Emerald Illusion" / screenplay | |
| The King's Daughter | 2017 | screenplay completed | |
| Eleven Percent | | screenplay announced | |
| Untitled My Best Friend's Wedding TV Follow-Up | | TV Series announced | |
| Ice | 2016 | TV Series creator - 1 episode | |
| Before We Go | 2014/I | screenplay - as Ron Bass / story - as Ron Bass | |
| Space Warriors | 2013 | screenplay - as Ron Bass / story - as Ron Bass | |
| Snow Flower and the Secret Fan | 2011 | screenplay - as Ron Bass | |
| Monologues Volume 1 | 2010 | Short | |
| Amelia | 2009 | written by - as Ron Bass | |
| Mozart and the Whale | 2005 | written by - as Ron Bass | |
| The Lazarus Child | 2005 | screenplay | |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Untitled My Best Friend's Wedding TV Follow-Up | | TV Series executive producer announced | |
| Ice | 2016 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Spare Parts | 2015/I | co-producer - as Ron Bass | |
| Soul Surfer | 2011 | co-producer - as Ron Bass | |
| Amelia | 2009 | executive producer - as Ron Bass | |
| Mozart and the Whale | 2005 | producer - as Ron Bass | |
| The Lazarus Child | 2005 | executive producer | |
| Passion of Mind | 2000 | producer - as Ron Bass | |
| Snow Falling on Cedars | 1999 | producer - as Ron Bass | |
| Entrapment | 1999 | executive producer - as Ron Bass | |
| Stepmom | 1998 | executive producer - as Ron Bass | |
| What Dreams May Come | 1998 | executive producer | |
| How Stella Got Her Groove Back | 1998 | executive producer | |
| My Best Friend's Wedding | 1997 | producer | |
| Dangerous Minds | 1996-1997 | TV Series executive producer - 17 episodes | |
| Moloney | 1996 | TV Series executive producer - 1 episode | |
| Waiting to Exhale | 1995 | executive producer | |
| When a Man Loves a Woman | 1994 | executive producer | |
| The Joy Luck Club | 1993 | producer | |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| When a Man Loves a Woman | 1994 | | AA Man #1 |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Journey of Rain Man | 2004 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Spotlight on Location: Snow Falling on Cedars | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / Interviewee |
| HBO First Look | 1997 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 61st Annual Academy Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|
| 2003 | Hollywood Film Award | Hollywood Film Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Screenwriting | |
| 2003 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Ojai Film Festival | | |
| 1998 | ShoWest Award | ShoWest Convention, USA | Screenwriter of the Year | |
| 1989 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Rain Man (1988) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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| 1998 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Comedy/Musical Picture | My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) |
| 1998 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical | My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) |
| 1995 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Screenplay - Adapted | The Joy Luck Club (1993) |
| 1994 | USC Scripter Award | USC Scripter Award | | The Joy Luck Club (1993) |
| 1994 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | The Joy Luck Club (1993) |
| 1990 | BAFTA Film Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Screenplay - Original | Rain Man (1988) |
| 1989 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Rain Man (1988) |
| 1989 | David | David di Donatello Awards | Best Foreign Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura Straniera) | Rain Man (1988) |
| 1989 | WGA Award (Screen) | Writers Guild of America, USA | Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Rain Man (1988) |
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