January 16, 2025 5:51 pm

'Private Benjamin' & 'Father of the Bride' Filmmaker Charles Shyer Dies at the Age of 83
'Private Benjamin' & 'Father of the Bride' Filmmaker Charles Shyer Dies at the Age of 83

‘Private Benjamin’ & ‘Father of the Bride’ Filmmaker Charles Shyer Dies at the Age of 83

Charles Shyer, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter who penned numerous successful films and TV series, including Private Benjamin, The Parent Trap, and Father of the Bride, reportedly passed away on Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center at the age of 83, with no cause of death disclosed by the family. The late screenwriter and filmmaker, who began his career with Barefoot in the Park in 1970, was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay for Private Benjamin in 1981.

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​Charles Shyer, whose contributions as the screenwriter earned an Oscar nod for ‘Private Benjamin’, passed away on Friday. Read More