Bruce Joel Rubin

| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | occupation = Screenwriter | notable works = ''Jacob's Ladder''
''My Life''
''Ghost'' | education = Wayne State University
Tisch School of the Arts (1962) | spouse = Blanche | children = Ari, Joshua | alias = Bruce Rubin
Derek Saunders | awards = Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (1990) | website = }} Bruce Joel Rubin (born March 10, 1943) is an American screenwriter, meditation teacher, and photographer. His films often explore themes of life and death with metaphysical and science fiction elements. Prominent among them are ''Jacob's Ladder'', ''My Life'' and ''Ghost'', for which he received the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. ''Ghost'' was also nominated for Best Picture, and was the highest-grossing film of 1990. He is sometimes credited as "Derek Saunders" or simply "Bruce Rubin". Provided by Wikipedia