Eric,
Re your question below:
"Given that Altman worked with many top screenwriters, does
anyone know who actually wrote the script of 'The Long
Goodbye' and if Altman deviated from it?"
Leigh Brackett, who was also one of the co-writers of the '46
THE BIG SLEEP, was credited with the script for THE LONG
GOODBYE.
And, yes, Altman DID deviate from Ms. Brackett's script
significantly. As Brackett orginally wrote him, Marlowe was
much more tough and assertive. Altman rewrote him into the
ineffectual nebbish Gould portrayed on-screen.
Despite this, Ms. Brackett did write an article endorsing the
film and Altman's vision, presumably as part of the United
Artists campaign tried to salvage some kind of box office
after its terrible opening.
That article can be found in THE BIG BOOK OF NOIR.
JIM DOHERTY
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