Bruce Joel Rubin

Writing

March 10, 1943

82 years old

Detroit, Michigan, USA

7 Credits

Biography

Bruce Joel Rubin (b. March 10, 1943, Detroit, Michigan) is a screenwriter best known for the supernatural romance, Ghost for which he won the 1991 Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

He also wrote the screenplay for the 1990 psychological thriller Jacob's Ladder.

Known For

6.5

Tales from the Script

2009

Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic

2007

2.7

Building 'Jacob's Ladder'

1990

5.7

Only in Theaters

2022

6.0

Ghost: Remembering the Magic

2001

No Poster

On the Rungs of Jacob's Ladder

2025

The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Bruce Joel Rubin

2007