Screenwriter

Joan Tewkesbury

New Wave Erab. 1936DramaRomanceComedy

Chronicler of the Human Condition

Also directed 9 films ↗Also starred in films ↗

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7 total writing credits

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Nashville

1975

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Scattering Dad

1998

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Full Writing Credits

1998Scattering DadTeleplay9.5 1989Cold Sassy TreeTeleplay6.6 1983A Night in HeavenWriter4.6 1981The Acorn PeopleScreenplay3.7 1979The Tenth MonthTeleplay8.7 1975NashvilleWriter7.2

About

Joan Tewkesbury (born April 8, 1936) is an American film and television director, screenwriter, playwright, author, producer, choreographer and actress. She had a long association with the celebrated director Robert Altman, writing the screenplays for Thieves Like Us (1974), and Nashville (1975), widely regarded as "Altman's masterpiece", and which earned her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay. She has directed numerous hours of episodic television, including for Disney, HBO, CBS, TNT, and NBC. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Tewkesbury, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

As Director

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1998Scattering Dad 1990Sudie and Simpson 1979Old Boyfriends 1991Wild Texas Wind 1981The Acorn People 1989Cold Sassy Tree

As Actor

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The Player

Nashville

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

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