Searxng/Jeremy Larner Movie Oscar-winning screenwriter Jeremy Larner, known for The Candidate, dies at 88. Author, journalist, and former political speechwriter. March 9, 2026 AceShowbiz - Jeremy Larner, the acclaimed screenwriter who won an Oscar for The Candidate (1972), has passed away at the age of 88. His son, Jesse Larner, informed The New York Times that his father died on February 24 in a nursing home located in Oakland, California.