Dr. Joyce Hooper Corrington (born August 5, 1936) is an American television and film writer. She was married to fellow soap-opera writer

John William Corrington John William Corrington (October 28, 1932 – November 24, 1988) was an American film and television writer, novelist, poet, and lawyer. Corrington attended St. John's High School (now known as Loyola College Prep), but was expelled after smo ...

, who died in 1988. With her husband, she wrote five screenplays, '' Von Richthofen and Brown'' (1969), '' The Omega Man'' (1971), '' Boxcar Bertha'' (1971), ''

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'' (1972), and '' Battle for the Planet of the Apes'' (1973), and a television film, '' The Killer Bees'' (1974). Dr. Corrington also served as Director of Research in Science and Associate Professor of Chemistry at Xavier University of Louisiana, in New Orleans. She is also known for creating the short-lived soap opera '' Texas'' along with her husband John and fellow soap-opera colleague Paul Rauch. She also wrote for other serials, including '' Search for Tomorrow'', ''

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''. Her most recent position was as a producer and story editor for

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Selected filmography

'' The Omega Man'' *Screenwriter (1971) '' Boxcar Bertha'' *Screenwriter (1972) '' Texas'' *Co-creator (with John William Corrington and Paul Rauch) *Co-Head Writer: 1980–1981 '' Capitol'' * Co-Head Writer: 1982–1983 ''

'' * Co-Head Writer: 1983 ''

'' * Co-Head Writer: 1983 ''Superior Court'' * Co-Head Writer: 1987–1989

References

External links

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John and Joyce Corrington collection
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The Historic New Orleans Collection
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