--- title: "2 Irving Ravetch Quotes - Famous Screenwriter (Hud ; Norma Rae ; and, The long, hot summer)" description: "Irving Dover Ravetch was an American screenwriter and film producer who frequently collaborated with his wife Harriet Frank Jr." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-irving-ravetch-44639.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Irving Ravetch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-irving-ravetch-44639.jpg) # Irving Ravetch (1920–2010) Screenwriter United States **2** quotes in **27** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Irving Ravetch was a screenwriter from the United States, best known for *Hud ; Norma Rae ; and, The long, hot summer*. ## Quick Facts About Irving Ravetch Born November 14, 1920 Died September 19, 2010 Nationality United States Profession Screenwriter Notable works Hud ; Norma Rae ; and, The long, hot summer Spouse Harriet Frank Jr. ## About Irving Ravetch Irving Dover Ravetch was an American screenwriter and film producer who frequently collaborated with his wife Harriet Frank Jr. ## Awards & Honors Writers Guild of America Award ## Quotes by Irving Ravetch > [Well, I always say the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner. And that's what I try to do,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irving-ravetch/well-i-always-say-the-law-was-meant-to-be-interpreted-in-a-lenient/) Irving Ravetch [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b1/irving-ravetch-110793_always_well-i-always-say-the-law-was-meant-to-b_217148.jpg) > [You have another little drink, and I'll have another little drink, and maybe we can work up some real family feeling here.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irving-ravetch/you-have-another-little-drink-and-i-ll-have-another-little-drink-and/) Irving Ravetch [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc9/irving-ravetch-110793_another_you-have-another-little-drink-and-i-ll-h_273753.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irving-ravetch/#itemlist", "name": "Irving Ravetch Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Well, I always say the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner. 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