David S. Ward

David S. Ward is one of those screenwriters whose quiet genius hides in plain sight. Winning the Academy Award for The Sting at a young age signaled a writer who understood structure as both trickery and pleasure, and the gentle ache of Sleepless in Seattle proved how wide his range really ran. What impresses me is his control over an audience's emotions, conning us one moment and warming us the next. He never courted the spotlight the way directors often do, but he wrote the spine of films people still cherish. That kind of durable craftsmanship earns my deep respect.

Name (English)

David S. Ward

Name (Japanese)

デイヴィッド・S・ウォード

Reading

でいゔぃっど・S・うぉーど

Born

October 25, 1945 (age 80)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Rooster

Origin

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Occupation

film director / screenwriter / director

High school

Sunny Hills High School

University

Pomona College

Awards & achievements

• 1974 Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20S.%20Ward
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BBS%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q720293

Tags

• Rhode Island
• film director
• screenwriter
• director

Last updated

2026-06-24

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.