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Home/People/Bruce Joel Rubin
Bruce Joel Rubin profile photo
Born
Mar 10, 1943
Age 83
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

7
Movies
0
TV Shows
2
Directed
Also Known As
Derek Saunders
IMDb Profile

Bruce Joel Rubin

Writing

Biography
Bruce Joel Rubin (b. March 10, 1943, Detroit, Michigan) is a screenwriter best known for the supernatural romance, Ghost for which he won the 1991 Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. He also wrote the screenplay for the 1990 psychological thriller Jacob's Ladder.
On the Rungs of Jacob's Ladder poster

On the Rungs of Jacob's Ladder

as Self
2025
Only in Theaters poster

Only in Theaters

as Self
2022
Tales from the Script poster

Tales from the Script

as Self
2009
The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin poster

The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin

as Himself
2007
Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic poster

Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic

as Self
2007
Ghost: Remembering the Magic poster

Ghost: Remembering the Magic

as Self
2001
Building 'Jacob's Ladder' poster

Building 'Jacob's Ladder'

as Self
1990