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Jeffrey Lewis (writer)
Jeffrey Lewis (born 1944), also known as Jeff Lewis, is an American novelist and screenwriter. He has published eight novels, most notably the four novels of The Meritocracy Quartet. In television, as a writer-producer of ''Hill Street Blues'', he earned 12 Emmy Award nominations, eight for writing and four as a producer, winning Emmys twice. Additionally, he received eight Writers Guild of America Award nominations and won once in 1984. He was a showrunner of ''Hill Street Blues'' during its sixth season and co-showrunner with his Yale University roommate David Milch, whom he recruited to join ''Hill Street Blues'', during its seventh season. Published works He has published nine novels: * ''Meritocracy: A Love Story'' (Other Press; 2004) * ''The Conference of the Birds'' (Other Press, 2005) * ''Theme Song for an Old Show'' (Other Press, 2007) * ''Adam the King'' (Other Press, 2008) * ''Berlin Cantata'' (Haus, 2012) * ''The Inquisitor's Diary'' (Haus, 2013) * ''Bealport: A No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novelist
A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living wage, living writing novels and other fiction, while others aspire to support themselves in this way or write as an avocation. Most novelists struggle to have their debut novel published, but once published they often continue to be published, although very few become literary celebrities, thus gaining prestige or a considerable income from their work. Description Novelists come from a variety of backgrounds and social classes, and frequently this shapes the content of their works. Audience reception, Public reception of a novelist's work, the literary criticism commenting on it, and the novelists' incorporation of their own experiences into works and characters can lead to the author's personal life and identity being associated with a novel's fictional content. For this reason, the environment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lifestories
''Lifestories'' (originally ''Signs of Life'') is an American medical drama television series that premiered August 20, 1990, on NBC. Done in a documentary style with off-screen narration by Robert Prosky, ''Lifestories'' was an attempt to make an extremely realistic medical drama answering questions like, "What is it like to be told that you have advanced colon cancer?", and "Exactly what goes on during the first 45 minutes of a heart attack?", such as in the show's first and third episodes, starring Richard Masur Richard Masur (born November 20, 1948) is an American character actor who has appeared in more than 40 films. From 1995 to 1999, he served two terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). He is best known for playing David Kane on '' One ... as the character Don Chapin, and Michael Murphy as the character Frank Roberts, respectively. Episodes "Steve Burdick" controversy "Steve Burdick" was originally scheduled to air on December 2, 1990. Had it aired on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Television Producers
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Lewis
Jeffrey Lewis (born November 20, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter and comic book artist. Early life Lewis was born in New York City and grew up on the Lower East Side. He attended State University of New York at Purchase, graduating in 1997 with a degree in literature. His Senior Literary Thesis was on the comic book ''Watchmen''. Lewis also lectured on the topic of ''Watchmen'' at the Institute For Cultural Studies at the University of Leuven, Belgium, in 2000, and the text of his lecture ("The Dual Nature of Apocalypse in Watchmen") was published in the book ''The Graphic Novel'', edited by Jan Baetens, in 2001. Starting in 2000, he spent about two years living in Austin, Texas, playing open mic nights, working odd jobs and distributing his autobiographical comics to local coffee shops. Music Several of his musical influences have been acknowledged in his songs such as "Williamsburg Will Oldham Horror", and "The History of The Fall." Lewis' lyrics are complex and li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Bochco
Steven Ronald Bochco (December 16, 1943 – April 1, 2018) was an American television writer and producer. He developed a number of television series, mostly crime dramas, including '' Hill Street Blues''; ''L.A. Law''; '' Doogie Howser, M.D.''; ''Cop Rock''; and ''NYPD Blue''. Early life Bochco was born to a Jewish family in New York City, the son of Mimi, a painter, and Rudolph Bochco, a concert violinist and Polish immigrant. He was educated in Manhattan at the High School of Music and Art. His elder sister is actress Joanna Frank. In 1961, he enrolled at Carnegie Institute of Technology (now known as Carnegie Mellon University after merging with the Mellon Institute in 1967) in Pittsburgh to study playwriting and theater. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Theater in 1966, having also had an MCA Writing Fellowship. Career Bochco went to work for Universal Pictures' television division as a writer and then story editor on '' Ironside'', ''Columbo'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Writers Guild Of America Award For Best Screenplay – Episodic Drama
The Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama is an award presented by the Writers Guild of America to the best written episodes of a dramatic television series. It has been presented annually since the 14th annual Writers Guild of America awards in 1962. The years denote when each episode first aired. Though, due to the eligibility period, some nominees could have aired in a different year. The current eligibility period is December 1 to November 30. The winners are highlighted in gold. Winners and nominees 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Total awards * NBC – 21 * ABC – 14 * CBS – 11 * AMC – 8 * HBO – 7 * Fox – 3 * Showtime – 2 * Syndicated – 1 Writers with multiple awards ;3 awards * Tom Fontana * Vince Gilligan ;2 awards * Steven Bochco * Henry Bromell * Harlan Ellison * Debra Frank * Georgia Jeffries * Robert Lewin * David Milch * Carl Sautter * Michael Wagner * Terence Winter Programs with multiple awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humanitas Prize
The Humanitas Prize is an American award for film and television writing, presented to writers whose work explores the human condition in a nuanced and meaningful manner. It began in 1974 with Father Ellwood "Bud" Kieser—also the founder of Paulist Productions—but is generally not seen as specifically directed toward religious cinema or TV. The prize is distinguished from similar honors for screenwriters in that a accompanies each prize. Journalist Barbara Walters once said, "What the Nobel Prize is to literature and the Pulitzer Prize is to journalism, the Humanitas Prize has become to American television."John L. Allen, Jr.Three careers illustrate the fallacy of media-bashing ''National Catholic Reporter'', March 13, 1998 The Humanitas Prizes are presented annually by the nonprofit organization Humanitas, which also operates a range of other programs, including the New Voices Fellowship, the Humanitas College Screenwriting Awards, and other public event programming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Primetime Emmy Award For Outstanding Drama Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series is an award presented since 1951 by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). The award goes to the producers of the series. The award is often cited as one of the "main awards" at the Emmys ceremonies. History Since its institution in 1951 the award has changed names many times in its history. It was first called Best Dramatic Show from 1951 to 1954, then Best Dramatic Series in 1955 and 1956. In 1957, no specific award for drama was given, but in 1958 the category was split into two separate categories, Best Dramatic Anthology Series, and Best Dramatic Series with Continuing Characters with a winner selected from each category. The following year, the category was differently split into two separate categories, Best Dramatic Series – Less Than One Hour. In 1960, the name was changed yet again to Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama; this name was kept from 1960 to 1964. In 1966, it had its sixth na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Romano (writer)
John Romano (born October 2, 1948) is an American screenwriter and television writer and producer. Life and career Romano is a graduate of Colgate University and holds a Ph.D. from Yale in English and Comparative Literature. Before moving to Los Angeles in 1986 to join the staff of ''Hill Street Blues''. he published a book on Charles Dickens ("Dickens and Reality"), taught English at Columbia University and was a frequent book-reviewer at ''The New York Times''. In movies, his credits include '' The Lincoln Lawyer'' (from the novel by Michael Connelly), ''Nights in Rodanthe'', ''Intolerable Cruelty'', and ''The Third Miracle''. In TV, Romano was Emmy-nominated for the final episode of ''Hill Street Blues''. His credits include ''L.A. Law'', ''Cop Rock'', ''American Dreams'', ''Party of Five'', ''Third Watch'', ''Monk'', ''Banshee'', and ''Hell on Wheels''. In addition, he created three series of his own, '' Class of ’96'', ''Sweet Justice'', and (with Nicholas Pileggi) '' Mich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Frost
Mark Frost (born November 25, 1953) is an American novelist, screenwriter, film and television producer and director. He is the co-creator of the mystery-horror television series ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017) and was a writer and executive story editor of '' Hill Street Blues'' (1982–1985). He also directed the 1992 film '' Storyville''. He has also published novels beginning with '' The List of Seven'' (1993) as well as several non-fiction works, including ''The Greatest Game Ever Played'' (2002), which was adapted as a 2005 film. Early life Mark Frost was born on November 25, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York City, to Mary Virginia Calhoun and actor Warren Frost. He is the elder brother of actress Lindsay Frost and writer and photographer Scott Frost. During his childhood, Frost was raised in Los Angeles, California and spent his adolescence in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he attended Marshall-University High School. As a high-school student, he spent two years on an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Hall
Karen Lynne Hall (born June 2, 1956) is an American television writer, producer, author, bookstore owner and a member of the George Foster Peabody Awards board of jurors, best known for her work on the television series ''Judging Amy'' and ''M*A*S*H''. Early life Hall was born in Chatham, Virginia, to Ervis Hall and Flo Hall, and graduated from Chatham High School in 1974. Hall's younger sister, Barbara Hall, is also a television writer and producer. Education In 1978, Hall graduated with a B.A. degree in English from the College of William and Mary. She then was awarded a fellowship from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to the University of Virginia, where she attended graduate school in the M.F.A. Playwriting Program.Joe Alexander"Karen Hall" ''The Lamplighter'', January 2002. While at William and Mary, Hall took a three-week trip to Hollywood with students from the University of Richmond. There she attended writing seminars hosted by Earl Hamner and Alan Alda. Imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Wagner (writer)
Michael Bill Wagner (September 30, 1947 – April 23, 1992) was an American television writer and producer who worked on several television shows between 1975 and 1992, and won an Emmy Award in 1982 for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series for his work on the television show ''Hill Street Blues''. He co-created, produced and wrote several episodes for the one-season ABC series '' Probe''. Career Wagner was a military brat. He was born in Ohio, but grew up on Air Force bases in New York, Illinois, Japan, Germany, Nebraska and Texas. He graduated in 1965 from Randolph High School at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. He attended the University of Missouri and moved to California, holding various jobs in Los Angeles, while writing scripts and selling some of his paintings. In 1975 he sold his first television script to CBS for the series '' The Blue Knight'', a crime drama based on the Joseph Wambaugh novel of the same name. He quickly became an established television writer, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
