Trivia

Won a special jury prize at Cannes in 1972 for his screenplay adaptation of Slaughterhouse-Five (1972).

His film 'Cuppa Cabby Piece o' Pie' -- directed by Tom Danon -- won the award for best comedy at ZoieFest 2000.

Won the 1973 Hugo Award (with George Roy Hill) for Best Dramatic Presentation for the film version of 'Slaughterhouse-Five'.

Geller's novel GAD begins with the phrase: ateh malkuth ve'geburah ve'gedulah, le-olam... Amen. This phrase comes from the open passage of the Star Ruby Ritual, which was composed by the infamous occultist Aleister Crowley and published in his "Book of Lies (1913).".

Geller's private papers (dated through 1993) are collected in the Dartmouth College Library archives. The collection includes drafts of his scripts and novels, as well as an assortment of unpublished fiction and never-produced film scripts.

His daughter Polly Geller is an actress.

His freshman year roommate at Dartmouth was William Hjortsberg, the screenwriter behind Legend (1985) and Angel Heart (1987).

Sold his independent film Mother's Little Helpers to the Italian film company Rai Cinema. (julio de 2004)

Left Boston University, where he had founded the ground-breaking screenwriting program, for Savannah College of Art and Design. (2005)

Organized the SCAD Writer's Assembly, bringing Savannah's writing community together to read from their works. Geller himself read a chapter from "Feist," his novel-in-progress about a German Jew living in Savannah during the Civil War and Reconstruction. (abril de 2008)

Completed production on his directorial debut, an independent feature titled Mother's Little Helpers. (mayo de 2003)

His play with Kae Geller, "Opportunities in Zero Gravity," is performed as a staged reading at the Turtle Bay Music School in New York City. (octubre de 1998)