Doris Egan (born 1955) is an American
screenwriter
A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...
,
producer, and
writer
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. She has worked on ''
Smallville
''Smallville'' is an American superhero fiction, superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produce ...
'', ''
Dark Angel'', and ''
House
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'' as well as many other television programs.
Partial bibliography
Gate of Ivory trilogy
* ''
The Gate of Ivory'' (February 1989,
DAW Books
DAW Books is an American science fiction and fantasy publisher, founded by Donald A. Wollheim, with his wife, Elsie B. Wollheim, following his departure from Ace Books in 1971. The company claims to be "the first publishing company ever devoted ...
, )
* ''
Two-Bit Heroes'' (January 1992, DAW Books, )
* ''
Guilt-Edged Ivory'' (September 1992, DAW Books, )
Other books
* ''
City of Diamond'' (as
Jane Emerson) (March 1996, DAW Books, )
Short stories
*"The New Tiresias" (1997, as Jane Emerson) in ''
The Horns of Elfland
''The Horns of Elfland'' is a 1997 fantasy anthology edited by Ellen Kushner, Delia Sherman and Donald G. Keller.
Background
''The Horns of Elfland'' was first published in April 1997 by Roc Books in paperback format. It was a nominee in the 1 ...
'' (ed.
Ellen Kushner
Ellen Kushner (born October 6, 1955) is an American writer of fantasy novels. From 1996 until 2010, she was the host of the radio program '' Sound & Spirit'', produced by WGBH in Boston and distributed by Public Radio International.
Backgroun ...
,
Delia Sherman
Cordelia Caroline Sherman (born 1951, Tokyo, Japan), known professionally as Delia Sherman, is an American fantasy writer and editor. Her novel ''The Porcelain Dove'' won the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award.
Background
Sherman attended The Chapin Sch ...
, and
Donald G. Keller)
Partial filmography
Writer
* ''
The Good Doctor'' (2019–21)
* ''
Swamp Thing
Swamp Thing is a superhero and antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson, the Swamp Thing has had several different incarnations throughout his publication. The ch ...
'' (2019)
* ''
Krypton
Krypton (from 'the hidden one') is a chemical element; it has symbol (chemistry), symbol Kr and atomic number 36. It is a colorless, odorless noble gas that occurs in trace element, trace amounts in the Earth's atmosphere, atmosphere and is of ...
'' (2018)
* ''Mars Project'' (2016) (TV movie)
* ''
Black Sails'' (2014)
* ''
Reign
A reign is the period of a person's or dynasty's occupation of the office of monarch of a nation (e.g., King of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia, List of Belgian monarchs, Belgium, Co-princes of Andorra, Andorra), of a people (e.g., List of Frankish kin ...
'' (2013–15)
* ''
Torchwood: Miracle Day'' (2011)
* ''
House
A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air c ...
'' (2006–2010)
* ''
Tru Calling
''Tru Calling'' is an American Supernatural fiction, supernatural Drama (film and television), drama television series which aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. Original episodes aired between October 30, 2003, and April 21, 2005; however, t ...
'' (2004–2005)
* ''
Numb3rs
''Numbers'' (stylized as ''NUMB3RS'') is an American crime drama television series that originally aired on CBS from January 23, 2005, to March 12, 2010, with a total of six seasons consisting of 118 episodes. The series was created by Nico ...
'' (2005)
* ''
Skin
Skin is the layer of usually soft, flexible outer tissue covering the body of a vertebrate animal, with three main functions: protection, regulation, and sensation.
Other animal coverings, such as the arthropod exoskeleton, have different ...
'' (2003)
* ''
The Agency'' (2003)
* ''
Smallville
''Smallville'' is an American superhero fiction, superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produce ...
'' (2002)
* ''
Dark Angel'' (2001)
* ''
Profiler'' (1998–1999)
* ''
Profiler'' (1998)
* ''
Early Edition
''Early Edition'' is an American fantasy comedy-drama television series that aired on CBS from September 28, 1996, to May 27, 2000. Set in Chicago, Illinois, it follows the adventures of a man who mysteriously receives each ''Chicago Sun-Times' ...
'' (1996)
Producer
* ''
Swamp Thing
Swamp Thing is a superhero and antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Len Wein and artist Bernie Wrightson, the Swamp Thing has had several different incarnations throughout his publication. The ch ...
'' (2019)
* ''
Krypton
Krypton (from 'the hidden one') is a chemical element; it has symbol (chemistry), symbol Kr and atomic number 36. It is a colorless, odorless noble gas that occurs in trace element, trace amounts in the Earth's atmosphere, atmosphere and is of ...
'' (2018)
* ''Mars Project'' (2016) (TV movie)
* ''
Black Sails'' (2014)
* ''
Reign
A reign is the period of a person's or dynasty's occupation of the office of monarch of a nation (e.g., King of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia, List of Belgian monarchs, Belgium, Co-princes of Andorra, Andorra), of a people (e.g., List of Frankish kin ...
'' (2013-2015)
* ''
Torchwood: Miracle Day'' (2011)
* ''
House
A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air c ...
'' (2005–2010)
* ''
Numb3rs
''Numbers'' (stylized as ''NUMB3RS'') is an American crime drama television series that originally aired on CBS from January 23, 2005, to March 12, 2010, with a total of six seasons consisting of 118 episodes. The series was created by Nico ...
'' (2005)
* ''
Tru Calling
''Tru Calling'' is an American Supernatural fiction, supernatural Drama (film and television), drama television series which aired on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. Original episodes aired between October 30, 2003, and April 21, 2005; however, t ...
'' (2004-2005)
* ''
Skin
Skin is the layer of usually soft, flexible outer tissue covering the body of a vertebrate animal, with three main functions: protection, regulation, and sensation.
Other animal coverings, such as the arthropod exoskeleton, have different ...
'' (2003-2004)
* ''
NCIS NCIS or N.C.I.S. may refer to:
Law enforcement
* National Criminal Intelligence Service, the predecessor to the Serious Organised Crime Agency of the United Kingdom
* Naval Criminal Investigative Service, a United States law enforcement and intelli ...
'' (2003)
* ''
Smallville
''Smallville'' is an American superhero fiction, superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produce ...
'' (2001-2002)
* ''
The Agency'' (2001)
* ''
Dark Angel'' (2001)
External links
*
*
Fantastic Fiction bibliographyof Doris Egan's fiction
1955 births
20th-century American novelists
American television producers
American women television producers
American television writers
Living people
Writers from New Jersey
American women television writers
American women novelists
20th-century American women writers
21st-century American women
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