Alan Trustman, a Harvard-educated lawyer turned screenwriter who penned the 1968 films "Bullitt" and "The Thomas Crown Affair," died Feb. 5 at a Miami nursing home at age 95. Trustman began his Hollywood career after challenging himself to write a better story than a drive-in movie he had watched, eventually creating screenplays for acclaimed films starring Steve McQueen and Sidney Poitier before returning to business ventures.
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Alan Trustman, a Harvard-educated lawyer turned screenwriter who penned the 1968 films "Bullitt" and "The Thomas Crown Affair," died Feb. 5 at a Miami nursing home at age 95. Trustman began his Hollywood career after challenging himself to write a better story than a drive-in movie he had watched, eventually creating screenplays for acclaimed films starring Steve McQueen and Sidney Poitier before returning to business ventures.