"People don't go to the movies to get depressed," he tells aspiring young screenwriters.

Now it appears that Davis may be the youngest sole-credited screenwriter to have a feature produced.

Many young screenwriters will no doubt identify at least in feeling with Mr. Mowry.

"I was probably the only young screenwriter in my generation who wasn't on drugs, and I could take a meeting in the morning," he said.

Portrait of a successful young screenwriter feeding a sheet of paper into his typewriter.

Portrait of a successful young screenwriter knocking next season's A-Team into shape.

The story centers on a young screenwriter, Joel Coles, as he comes to terms with his personal and professional failures.

The Coldwater Canyon house was sold at auction to a rising young screenwriter.

Walter Bernstein was a young screenwriter at the time.

For Mr. Tesich, it is another original work by one of our best young screenwriters.