Diana Ossana
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American writer
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| Born | Diana Lynn Ossana (1949-08-24) August 24, 1949 (age 74) St. Louis, Missouri |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, producer, novelist |
Diana Lynn Ossana (born August 24, 1949) is an American writer who has collaborated on
Golden Globe Award for her screenplay of Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain, along with McMurtry and adapted from the short story of the same name by Annie Proulx
. She is a published author in her own right of several short stories and essays.
Biography
Ossana was born to an
St. Louis, Missouri. She attended Eastern New Mexico University, where she double majored in English and political science, and moved to Arizona
in 1977.
Ossana first read the
Golden Globe Award
for Best Picture - Drama. As a producer, Ossana joined cast and crew during the three months of shooting in Canada.
She currently resides in Arizona.
Awards and nominations
Academy Awards
- 2005: Best Picture (nominated), Brokeback Mountain
- 2005: Best Adapted Screenplay, Brokeback Mountain
BAFTA Film Awards
- 2005: Best Film, Brokeback Mountain
- 2005: Best Screenplay - Adapted, Brokeback Mountain
Golden Globe Awards
- 2005: Best Screenplay, Brokeback Mountain
- 2005: Best Drama, Brokeback Mountain
PGA Awards
- 2005: Best Film, Brokeback Mountain
WGA Awards
- 2005: Best Screenplay - Adapted, Brokeback Mountain
References
External links
- Diana Ossana at IMDb
- HTML version of production notes for Brokeback Mountain (with an interview with Ossana about the film and some biographical information)
- Guide to the Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana papers at Rice University (with some background information)
- "My Time on Brokeback Mountain" (Essay by Diana Osanna on advocate.com, January 2006)
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