Carole Eastman

Carole Eastman (February 19, 1934 – February 13, 2004) was an American actress and screenwriter. Among her credits are screenplays for Monte Hellman's The Shooting, Bob Rafelson's Five Easy Pieces (1970) (for which she was nominated for an Academy Award along with co-writer Rafelson), and Mike Nichols’s The Fortune (1975). She occasionally used the pseudonyms Adrien Joyce and A.L. Appling.

Early life Carole Joyce in Glendale, California to a mother who was once a secretary for Bing Crosby, and a father who worked as a grip for Warner Brothers.

"an absolutely great vision about the foibles of people and a very idiosyncratic sense of humor" - Jack Nicholson

Filmography Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1962) (season 7, episode 14: "Bad Actor") as Marjorie Rogers The Shooting (1967, writer) Run for Your Life (1968, TV) season 2, episode 9: "The Treasure Seekers" (writer) season 2, episode 12: Hang Down Your Head and Laugh" (teleplay) season 3, episode 20: "Saro-Jane, You Never Whispered Again" (teleplay) Model Shop (1969, English dialogue) Five Easy Pieces (1970) (screenplay/story) Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970, screenplay) The Fortune (1975, writer) Man Trouble (1992, writer) Running Mates (1992) (TV, writer)