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Ronald L. Nyswaner (born October 5, 1956 in Clarksville, Pennsylvania) is an American screenwriter and director.

Ron Nyswaner wrote his first screenplay for the Susan Seidelman film "Smithereens". After two other notable screenplays for Swing Shift and Mrs. Soffel he gave his directionial debut with The Prince of Pennsylvania in 1988, a film with Keanu Reeves and Fred Ward. Nyswaner, who is openly gay and an activist for gay rights, has often worked on movies with the subjects homosexuality, homophobia, and AIDS. Examples are the documentary Celluloid Closet and the television drama Soldier's Girl, about the homicide on the homosexual private Barry Winchell. In 1993 he came to worldwide prominence for his screenplay to the Academy Award winning movie Philadelphia by Jonathan Demme. It earned him nominations for the Academy Award, the Golden Globe and the BAFTA.

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