Joan McCall (born January 31, 1948, in Kentucky) is an American screenwriter, producer,

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and religious minister.

Career

Her first film roles were in the 1974 movies ''

Devil Times Five ''People Toys'' is a 1974 American slasher film directed by Sean MacGregor and an uncredited David Sheldon and starring Sorrell Booke, Gene Evans, Shelley Morrison, and Leif Garrett, along with Garrett's real-life sister, Dawn Lyn and their mother ...

'' and '' Act of Vengeance'' and the 1976 horror film ''

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''. She starred on Broadway in '' A Race of Hairy Men'', ''

Barefoot in the Park ''Barefoot in the Park'' is a romantic comedy by Neil Simon. The play premiered on Broadway in 1963, starring Robert Redford and Elizabeth Ashley. It was made into a film in 1967, which starred Redford and Jane Fonda. Productions ''Barefoot ...

'' and '' Star-Spangled Girl''. A prolific screenwriter, she wrote the original screenplay of ''

Heart Like a Wheel ''Heart Like a Wheel'' is the fifth solo studio album by Linda Ronstadt, released in November 1974. It was Ronstadt's last album to be released by Capitol Records. At the time of its recording, Ronstadt had already moved to Asylum Records and r ...

'' and 250 scripts for '' Days of Our Lives'', '' Another World'', '' Santa Barbara'', ''

Divorce Court ''Divorce Court'' is an American court show that revolves around settling the disputes of couples going through divorces. The show has had four separate runs, all in first-run syndication. Since the debut of the original series in 1957, it is ...

'' and ''

Search for Tomorrow ''Search for Tomorrow'' is an American television soap opera. It began its run on CBS on September 3, 1951, and concluded on NBC, 35 years later, on December 26, 1986. Set in the fictional town of Henderson in an unspecified state, the show fo ...

''. She is a

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ministerJoan McCall's Ordination Celebrated In A Gala Event At Creative Arts Center For Spiritual Living In Los Angeles
and served as the Spiritual Director of Creative Arts Center for Spiritual Living (CACSL) in Los Angeles until January 2011. She is married to Hollywood motion picture producer David Sheldon.

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