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screenwriter

[skreen-rahy-ter] / ˈskrinˌraɪ tər /


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“Coyote vs. Acme” director Dave Green and screenwriter Samy Burch didn’t expect this kind of reaction, but they were trying to “uncover shades to these characters that we had never known before,” Green said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Author and screenwriter Juno Dawson says viewers have begun to notice a "pattern".

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

A lawsuit filed in federal court on Friday accuses writer and director Taylor Sheridan of stealing the idea for his powerhouse success “Yellowstone” from Lauren J. Salkin, a Virginia-based journalist and screenwriter.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

I realize I’m probably giving Gluck and screenwriter Travis Braun too much credit when I say these are the kinds of questions they wanted viewers to ask.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

As a known member of the Communist Party, Froelick had trouble finding work as a screenwriter after 1950.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

BBC News spoke to Bailey, screenwriters, TV critics and former Drag Race contestants about the move and what it means for on-screen representation.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Murdoch, his business empire and his feuds with his six children have become rich pickings for authors, screenwriters and directors.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

These things are hilarious because screenwriters Christina Friel and Connor Wright clearly approached the script by trying to make everything legitimately funny, instead of assuming that provocation immediately equates to humor.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

Hollywood screenwriters recently approved a new four-year deal.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 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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