Barry Morrow | |
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| Born | Austin, Minnesota, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
| Known for | Rain Man |
| Children | Clayton Morrow |
Barry Morrow is an American screenwriter and producer. He wrote the story and co-wrote the screenplay forRain Man. He is the father ofEmmy Award-winning animator, writer, and storyboard artistClayton Morrow, and father-in-law of animator and storyboard artist Cindy Morrow.
Morrow was born inAustin, Minnesota and studied atSt. Olaf College.
Several of Morrow's scripts are inspired by real people, especially people with disabilities and/or extraordinary talents. These include the savant played byDustin Hoffman in the filmRain Man, inspired by the real savantKim Peek; and mentally disabledBill Sackter, played byMickey Rooney in the TV movieBill. Both works received writing Oscar, Emmy and other awards for Morrow and for the actors who portrayed them. Morrow gave hisOscar statuette as a gift to Kim Peek. Morrow wrote CBS'sBill: On His Own (1983) and his relationship with Sackter is presented in the feature-length 2008 documentaryA Friend Indeed – The Bill Sackter Story.[1]
Morrow put his Oscar statuette on permanent loan to Salt Lake City in memory of Kim Peek, and put forward the money for the Peek Award, which "pays tribute to artists, media makers, and film subjects who are positively impacting our society’s perception of people with disabilities" and is given out by the Utah Film Center.[2]
Morrow is a member of theArc of the United States, theNational Association of Social Workers, and theAutism Society of America. In 2014, his son,Clay, won thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Animated Program for theMickey Mouse short film "O Sole Minnie" (2013).
He is an avid golfer, and is known to play the majority of his golf rounds using an eight club bag of hickory stick (wooden shaft) golf clubs made pre-1940.[3]
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