
                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, March 17, 1992                   TAG: 9203170293
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: LOS ANGELES                                LENGTH: Short

STUDIO ORDERED TO PAY BUCHWALD FOR FILM IDEA

Paramount Pictures was ordered Monday to pay Art Buchwald $150,000 and his partner $750,000 for their contributions to the hit 1988 Eddie Murphy movie "Coming to America."

Judge Harvey Schneider, who ordered the award, had ruled in 1990 that the movie was based upon a screenplay idea submitted by Buchwald. The humor columnist and producing partner Alain Bernheim had sought an award of $6.2 million. Their law firm stands to lose more than $2.7 million.

Paramount insists it lost money on the comedy, which has grossed $350 million worldwide.

- Associated Press

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