Jane-Howard Hammerstein

Jane-Howard Hammerstein (December 16, 1934 – January 15, 2022) was an American screenwriter best known as the writer of the film Summer of My German Soldier, which earned a Humanitas Prize and was nominated for an Emmy Award. She also wrote the screenplay for Long Road Home (1991).

Early life and education Hammerstein was born in Greensboro, North Carolina on December 16, 1934. Her parents were William Henry Holderness and Martha Broadhurst Brooks. She was educated in Greensboro public schools and briefly attended Woman's College (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro) but did not complete her bachelor's degree.

Hammerstein represented North Carolina at the 1958 World's Fair in Brussels.

In 1978, Hammerstein achieved wide recognition as the writer of the NBC television film Summer of My German Soldier, directed by Michael Tuchner and adapted from the novel of the same name by Bette Greene. Reviews of the screenplay were more mixed than they had been for Summer of My German Soldier. However, Hammerstein's script earned a Writers Guild Award for best adapted longform screenplay.

Private life and death Hammerstein was married to fellow writer Robert Carrington during the 1960s. In 1972, she married William Hammerstein, son of lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II.

Hammerstein died in her sleep at Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Connecticut on January 15, 2022. She was 87 years old.