Frances Doel is a writer and story editor, notable for her long association with

Roger Corman Roger William Corman (born April 5, 1926) is an American film director, producer, and actor. He has been called "The Pope of Pop Cinema" and is known as a trailblazer in the world of independent film. Many of Corman's films are based on works t ...

. Doel was head of the script department at

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; Jon Davison said that at one stage Doel "wrote just about every first draft of every picture" at New World.Chris Nashawaty, ''Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen and Candy Stripe Nurses - Roger Corman: King of the B Movie'', Abrams, 2013 p 130 Corman met Doel when looking for an assistant in the mid-'60s. He contacted a tutor at

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and asked him who his finest student was; the tutor suggested Doel.Roger Corman & Jim Jerome, ''How I Made a Hundred Movies in Hollywood and Never lost a Dime'', Muller, 1990 p 124 Corman liked to recruit writers from the world of novels and short stories rather than movies and TV, and relied on Doel to make recommendations. She helped discover

John Sayles John Thomas Sayles (born September 28, 1950) is an American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist. He has twice been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, for ''Passion Fish'' (1992) and '' ...

.'Interview with Frances Doel' at ''Derek Castle's 1982 Screenplay Sales Directory'' reproduced in ''Temple of Schlock'' 11 August 2001
accessed 11 June 2012 In the early '80s, Doel worked at Orion Pictures as an executive.

Select Credits

*'' Big Bad Mama'' (1974) *''

Crazy Mama ''Crazy Mama'' is a 1975 American action comedy film directed by Jonathan Demme, produced by Julie Corman and starring Cloris Leachman. It marked the film debut of Bill Paxton and Dennis Quaid. Plot In 1958 Long Beach, California, Melba Stoke ...

'' (1975) *''

Deathsport ''Deathsport'' is a 1978 science fiction B-film produced by Roger Corman and directed by Allan Arkush and Nicholas Niciphor. The film stars David Carradine and Playboy Playmate Claudia Jennings. It would be one of Jennings' last films before he ...

'' (1978) *''

Avalanche An avalanche is a rapid flow of snow down a slope, such as a hill or mountain. Avalanches can be set off spontaneously, by such factors as increased precipitation or snowpack weakening, or by external means such as humans, animals, and eart ...

'' (1978) *'' Raptor'' (2001) *'' Dinocroc'' (2004) *'' Supergator'' (2007) *''

Dinoshark ''Dinoshark'' is a 2010 low budget Syfy horror film. It was shown on Syfy on March 13, 2010. Background The film premiered on Syfy on the evening of March 13, 2010 before 2 million viewers. ''Dinoshark'' followed up ''Dinocroc''; Roger Corman prop ...

'' (2010)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doel, Frances American women screenwriters Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women