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Eric Bercovici (February 27, 1933 – February 9, 2014) was an American television and film producer and screenwriter. He was best known for producing and adapting the screenplay for the 1980 television miniseries Shōgun .
Eric Bercovici was born on 27 February 1933 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Shogun (1980), Jessie (1984) and Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977). He was married to Karen Berger and Chiho Adachi. He died on 9 February 2014 in Kaneohe, Hawaii, USA.
- Writer, Producer, Music Department
- February 27, 1933
- Eric Bercovici
- February 9, 2014
Feb 13, 2014 · Eric Bercovici, the writer-producer of TV movies and miniseries who shared an Emmy for the 1980 NBC epic “Shogun” with author James Clavell, died Sunday, February 9, at his home...
Screenwriter Eric Bercovici knew he was not the first choice to adapt “Shogun,” the blockbuster 1975 novel by James Clavell about an English seaman marooned in 17th century Japan.
Eric Bercovici was born on February 27, 1933 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Shogun (1980), Jessie (1984) and Washington: Behind Closed Doors (1977). He was married to Karen Berger and Chiho Adachi. He died on February 9, 2014 in Kaneohe, Hawaii, USA.
- February 27, 1933
- February 9, 2014
Feb 24, 2014 · Eric Bercovici, the screenwriter who adapted and produced James Clavell's novel Shogun into an epic mini-series, has died at the age of 80. He passed away at his home in Hawaii on Thursday.
Eric Bercovici was a writer and producer who won a Primetime Emmy as a producer of the miniseries Shogun, which he also wrote. Bercovici, whose father Leonardo Bercovici was a writer and director, was born in New York City and earned his first credit as a co-writer of the feature film Square of Violence , which was co-written and directed by ...
