He wrote The Graduate, but he's got no dough
This story is incredible:
1. One-off payments are a very bad idea.
2. Never marry people who have nervous breakdowns, especially if you're a writer. You're the one supposed to be having the breakdowns.
Dustin Hoffman should send the £1,600 to the guy, pronto. I mean, who would Hoffman be today without him?
Novelist Charles Webb, 66, and his partner have only days to pay two months' overdue rent, totalling nearly £1,600, on their flat in Hove.There are many lessons to glean from this sad, sad tale, but the two majors ones are:
Mr Webb wrote the book on which the 1967 movie starring Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft was based.
The Californian author accepted a one-off payment of £14,000 for the novel, while the film made £60m.
Mr Webb, who based The Graduate on his relationship with his partner Fred, has spent five years caring for her after she suffered a nervous breakdown.
He is still writing but has not had anything published for some time.
1. One-off payments are a very bad idea.
2. Never marry people who have nervous breakdowns, especially if you're a writer. You're the one supposed to be having the breakdowns.
Dustin Hoffman should send the £1,600 to the guy, pronto. I mean, who would Hoffman be today without him?
posted by rockslinga at 5:48 PM
2 Comments:
This is the saddest story I have heard in a long time :( Please post something to counter it next post.
came across your post/blog whilst doing some background on author Charles Webb, I live in Hove and was shocked to find that this great writer of modern times, and still living, was in such a predicament. Such so that there has been much tried in finding alternative accomodation for Charles and Fred. A local community worker has made efforts to email a request for suitable accom as Fred needs much quiet and rest. Charles has spent the past 5 years caring for Fred (an artist), her breakdown should not be joked about! she has collaborated on the sequel to the graduate, but it has been a story in limbo( see times online for segment of text)due to contract and copyright of characters held by canal+, a french production company. The release may not be for some time , although a loophole in french law may actually allow Webb to retain total copyright of material.. I have read the segment of text, it reads well.
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