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Avery Corman is an American novelist and screenwriter. He is best known as author of the novel Kramer vs. Kramer, which was adapted into a 1979 movie starring Dustin Hoffman, and Oh God!, which became a 1977 movie starring George Burns.

Herbert Mitgang of the New York Times said in a 19877 article that "Over the years, he has managed to duck the critical bean balls that are sometimes thrown at popular writers and to keep swinging away, scoring with novels that become paperbacks and movies."

Personal life

Corman grew up in New York City and attended New York University. He worked in advertising for a few years before become a writer full time. He is married and has two sons.

External links

• 1987 audio interview with Avery Corman at Wired for Books.org by Don Swaim

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