Carl Sautter (April 29, 1948 - February 23, 1993) was a writer born in the United Kingdom. Sautter wrote for television series including '' Trapper John, M.D.'' on

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, '' Moonlighting'' on ABC and ''

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'' on

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. He also contributed to

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's '' Jetsons: The Movie''.

Biography

Sautter started his professional life as an urban planner for local government before pursuing a career as a writer. It took seven years of failure before his writing career took off. Cognisant of the difficulties other writers have in breaking into the entertainment industry, Sautter shared his knowledge as an instructor at screenwriting workshops, including Selling to Hollywood, the New Writers Awards (sponsored by

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), the Hawaii International Film Festival, and more. Sautter published ''How to Sell Your Screenplay'' in 1992. Sautter's last major project was as writer and story advisor for the 1993 Italian television series ''

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'', based on a French comic book character. The series featured a largely American cast but was never broadcast in the

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. Sautter died on February 23, 1993, at the age of 44. In the mid-1990s, the
Scriptwriter's Network
' created the Carl Sautter Memorial Screenwriting Competition as well as the Producer's Outreach Program for Television.

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