Avery Corman
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Avery Corman is an American novelist and screenwriter. He is best known as author of the novel Kramer vs. Kramer, which was adapted into a 1979 movie starring Dustin Hoffman, and Oh God!, which became a 1977 movie starring George Burns.
Herbert Mitgang of the New York Times said in a 1987 article that "Over the years, he [Corman] has managed to duck the critical bean balls that are sometimes thrown at popular writers and to keep swinging away, scoring with novels that become paperbacks and movies."[1]
[edit] Personal life
Corman grew up in New York City and attended New York University. He worked in advertising for a few years before become a writer full time. He is married and has two sons.
