Alvin Sargent (April 12, 1927 – May 9, 2019) was an American screenwriter. He has won two Academy Awards in 1978 and 1981 for his screenplays of Julia and Ordinary People. His most popular contribution has been being involved in the writing of most of the films in Sony's Spider-Man Film series (The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is the first exception to this). He passed away on May 9, 2019 at the age of 92 years.
Alvin Sargent was one of the three screenwriters, along with Steve Kloves and James Vanderbilt, for the film The Amazing Spider-Man.