Mrs. Soffel

TitleMrs. Soffel
Year of Publication1984
Publication TypeScreenplay
Number of Pages or Episodes114 p.
LanguageEnglish
AuthorsNyswaner, Ron
KeywordsCanadian Americans; Ed Biddle (1876-1902); Jack Biddle (1872-1902); jail wardens; jailbreaks; Kate Soffel (1867-1909); legal profession; Pittsburgh Police; Protestants; Roman Catholics
Abstract

A saga of Ed (Mel Gibson) and Jack Biddle (Matthew Modine) from the perspective of Kate Soffel (Diane Keaton), the warden’s wife who helped the Biddles escape from the Allegheny County Jail.

Notes

The script is now held in Beverly Hills at the Margaret Herrick Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Author Biography

Ron Nyswaner (1956— ), born in Clarksville, Greene County, is a screenwriter and activist. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, he's best known for his 1993 screenplay Philadelphia about HIV/AIDS and homophobia.

Time

1901-2

Published

unpublished