Edward Graczyk

Writing

Pennsylvania - USA

Edward Graczyk (1941 — February 11, 2026)  was an American playwright. He wrote several children's plays early in his career, but became better known as the author of 1976's Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean. In 1982, Graczyk won the Best Screenplay Award at the Belgium International Film Festival for Robert Altman's motion picture adaptation.