Michael Barnett Druxman
February 23, 1941 – September 28, 2025
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Michael Barnett Druxman, age 84 passed away on Sunday, September 28, 2025.
He was an American screenwriter, active primarily in the 1990s. His scripts for B-movie producer Roger Corman include Cheyenne Warrior (1994) with Kelly Preston, Dillinger and Capone (1995) starring Martin Sheen and F. Murray Abraham and The Doorway (2000) with Roy Scheider, which he also directed.
Druxman was also the author of one-person plays, Lombard and Jolson.
Additionally, he was the author of several non-fiction works about Hollywood, its films and the people who make them, including Basil Rathbone: His Life and His Films, The Art of Storytelling: How To Write A Story... Any Story, Make It Again, Sam: A Survey of Movie Remakes, Miss Dinah Shore, plus the novels, Nobody Drowns in Mineral Lake, Shadow Watcher, Murder in Babylon, Jackie Goes to Dixie, and Dark Chasm.
His memoirs, My Forty-Five Years in Hollywood and How I Escaped Alive, were published in August 2010, by Bear Manor Media. Druxman died on September 28, 2025, at the age of 84.
Druxman was born in Seattle, Washington, USA. He is known for his work on Cheyenne Warrior (1994), Dillinger and Capone (1995) and The Doorway (2000). He is also a produced playwright. His one-person stage plays, (Al) Jolson, (Carole) Lombard, (Clark) Gable, (Spencer) Tracy and Orson Welles have been produced in various cities throughout the USA. He also wrote a one play about George Sanders. Druxman has been married to Sandra Moss since April 29, 2001.
Director
The Doorway (2000)
The Doorway
3.9
Director
2000
Genesis
6.3
Director
1964
Writer
Demon Slayer (2004)
Demon Slayer
3.6
Video
adapted from the original screenplay by
2004
Hollywood Couples (2000)
Hollywood Couples
6.8
TV Series
writer
2000–2001
Raptor (2001)
Raptor
2.9
Video
written by
2001
Battle Queen 2020 (2001)
Battle Queen 2020
3.2
Writer
2001
The Doorway (2000)
The Doorway
3.9
screenplaystory
2000
Nightfall (2000)
Nightfall
3.3
Video
screenplay
2000
Martin Sheen and F. Murray Abraham in Dillinger and Capone (1995)
Dillinger and Capone
5.0
Video
Writer
1995
Cheyenne Warrior (1994)
Cheyenne Warrior
6.3
Writer
1994
Okavango: The Wild Frontier (1993)
Okavango: The Wild Frontier
8.1
TV Series
Writer
1993
Keaton's Cop (1990)
Keaton's Cop
4.2
written by
1990
She Freak (1967)
She Freak
3.7
Writer (uncredited)
1967
Genesis
6.3
Writer
1964
Actor
Meta
7.0
Video
Professor Davis
2006
Irangeles (2003)
Irangeles
6.2
Rabbi
2003
The Doorway (2000)
The Doorway
3.9
College Dean (uncredited)
2000
Elvis Presley and Joan O'Brien in It Happened at the World's Fair (1963)
It Happened at the World's Fair
6.1
Visitor at Fair (uncredited)
1963
Producer
Genesis
6.3
producer
1964
Additional Crew
The Copper Scroll of Mary Magdalene
4.8
publicist (uncredited)
2004
Fatal Games (1983)
Fatal Games
4.7
unit publicist
1983
The Message (1976)
The Message
8.1
publicist (uncredited)
1976
Half a House (1975)
Half a House
4.1
publicist (uncredited)
1975
Vincent Price in The Horror Hall of Fame (1974)
The Horror Hall of Fame
7.0
TV Movie
creative consultanttechnical advisor (as Michael Druxman)
1974
The Astro-Zombies (1968)
The Astro-Zombies
3.1
publicist (uncredited)
1968
Self
Prohibition Opens the Floodgates
6.4
Video
Self
2006
Michael B. Druxman, Frank Miller, Eddie Muller, Henry Rollins, Eric Lax, Lincoln Hurst, and Julie Rivett in The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird (2006)
The Maltese Falcon: One Magnificent Bird
7.3
Video
Self
2006
Welcome to the Big House (2006)
Welcome to the Big House
6.8
Video
2006
Stool Pigeons and Pine Overcoats: The Language of Gangster Films (2006)
Stool Pigeons and Pine Overcoats: The Language of Gangster Films
6.7
Video
Self
2006
Gangsters: The Immigrant's Hero (2006)
Gangsters: The Immigrant's Hero
6.6
Video
Self
2006
Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood (2006)
Morality and the Code: A How-to Manual for Hollywood
6.7
Video
Self
2006
Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films (2006)
Molls and Dolls: The Women of Gangster Films
6.9
Video
Self
2006
Hollywood Couples (2000)
Hollywood Couples
6.8
TV Series
Self
2000
Edward D. Wood Jr., Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney Jr., Vincent Price, James Whale, A.J. Benza, and Lon Chaney in E! Mysteries & Scandals (1998)
E! Mysteries & Scandals
8.0
TV Series
Self
1998
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