Ronald Jay Bass (born March 26, 1942), sometimes credited as Ron Bass, is an American screenwriter. Also a film producer, Bass's work is characterized as being highly in demand, and he is thought to be among the most highly paid writers in Hollywood. He is often called the "King of the Pitches". In 1988, he received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for "Rain Man", … Wikipedia
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Born and raised in Los Angeles, Ronald Bass began to read and write before the age of six while bedridden by illness. www.lukeford.net/profiles/profiles/ron_bass.htm
By that time, Bass had already abandoned his legal career to write two screenplays for Fox at 125,000 each. www.screenwritersutopia.com/modules.php?name=ScribeConten...
Speculation comes from scribes finding difficulty making it in the marketplace, further irritated by seeing Bass name on every other high-profile studio project coming down the pike. www.screenmancer.tv/atlarge/bass.htm