Herman Raucher, Screenwriter Best Known for ‘Summer of ’42,’ Dies at 95

Herman Raucher, Screenwriter Best Known for ‘Summer of ’42,’ Dies at 95

Herman Raucher, who turned his memories of a summer as a teenager on Nantucket, Mass., which included a sexual encounter with a young war widow, into the screenplay for the nostalgic 1971 film “Summer of ’42,” died on Dec. 28 in Stamford, Conn. He was 95. His daughter Jenny Raucher confirmed the death, in a … Read more