Contact: Carmen Ramos Chandler ,
(818) 677-2130
carmen.chandler@csun.edu

CSUN Students to Spend an Evening with
'Psycho' Screenwriter Joseph Stefano

Stefano, who wrote both the classic and recently remade "Psycho," will talk about filmmaking and the art of writing a screenplay from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Engineering Auditorium near the center of the campus at 18111 Nordhoff St., Northridge.

Stefano is speaking as a guest of the university's Action! Film Club, group of student filmmakers in CSUN's Department of Radio-TV-Film.

In addition to "Psycho," Stefano's film credits include "Two Bits," starring Al Pacino; "The Kindred," starring Rod Steiger; "The Naked Edge," starring Gary Cooper and Deborah Kerr; and "The Black Orchid," starring Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn.

For more information about the lecture, call professor Nate Thomas at (818) 677-3192.

Cal State Northridge has about 27,000 full- and part-time students, offering 48 bachelor's and 39 master's degrees. Founded in 1958, CSUN is celebrating its 40th anniversary and is the only four-year university in the San Fernando Valley.