Jeremy Larner (March 20, 1937 — February 24, 2026) was an American screenwriter, author, poet, journalist and speechwriter. Born in Olean, New York, Larner graduated from Brandeis University in 1958 before writing several books throughout the 1960s, including his debut novel Drive, He Said (1964), which was adapted by co-writer/director Jack Nicholson into a 1971 film. As a journalist, Larner wrote for Harpers, The Paris Review, and Life. He was a speechwriter for Eugene Mc…
