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screenwriter

[skreen-rahy-ter] / ˈskrinˌraɪ tər /


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The 83-year-old author and screenwriter told Lavender Hill Magistrates' Court she needed her car to meet criminals and sources for research into her next works of fiction.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Mr. Bentley so thoroughly researched his history that he uncovered a delicious irony previously unknown to me: The screenwriter Ring Lardner Jr. was jailed for his non-cooperation with the committee.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

Authorities have identified the hiker who suffered a fatal medical emergency in Runyon Canyon as 78-year-old screenwriter William Hasley.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

Maybe screenwriter Will Soodik is trying to tell us this is a movie about psychology?

From Salon Jun. 8, 2026

Amelia is the director and lead vocal talent, Serenity is the screenwriter and side vocals, and I’m the animator.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

Created by fantasy screenwriters Will Matthews and Jeffrey Addiss, “The Boroughs” has several advantages over other long-form TV narratives.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

The stories range from workers at Starbucks, Apple stores and Amazon warehouses to aspiring screenwriters, videogame designers and adjunct professors.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 12, 2026

Original ‘Lord of the Rings’ director Peter Jackson, screenwriters Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens and star Andy Serkis will reunite for ‘The Hunt for Gollum.’

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 2026

But even though “Reminders of Him” isn’t a great film, it’s a door-opener, a movie that will make both studio heads and screenwriters sit up and listen.

From Salon Mar. 19, 2026

She did her graduate work at NYU, and for three weeks the four of us stayed in the city and socialized with her former teachers and classmates—novelists, playwrights, screenwriters, poets.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven




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