Career
Furia was elected President of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGA) from 1973 until 1975. He also served on the Writers Guild of America"s board of directors for two terms. Furia co-chaired the WGA"s negotiating committee on several different occasions, including for the WGA"s 2004 negotiations.
Additionally, Furia was a professor and director of film writing at the University of Southern California"s School of Cinema and Television.
Furia died on May 7, 2009, at the age of 79.