Alice Arlen

Alice Arlen (November 6, 1940 – February 29, 2016) was an American screenwriter, best known for Silkwood (1983), which she wrote with Nora Ephron.

Her other film credits include the scripts of Alamo Bay (1985), Cookie (1989), The Weight of Water (2000) and Then She Found Me (2007).

[2] In 1981, Arlene earned an MFA degree from the Columbia University School of the Arts.

Arlen worked with director Louis Malle, writing the script for Alamo Bay (1985).

Later, Arlen also wrote the screenplay for The Weight of Water (2000), and Helen Hunt's first feature film as director, Then She Found Me (2007).