Don Payne (writer)
Don Payne | |
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Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of California, Los Angeles (MFA) |
Occupation(s) | Writer, producer |
William Donald Payne (May 5, 1964 – March 26, 2013) was an American writer and producer. He wrote several episodes of
Early life
Payne was born William Donald Payne on May 5, 1964 in Wilmington, North Carolina.[1][2][3] He attended New Hanover High School, graduating in 1982; he had been class president.[4] He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,[4] then transferred to and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he also received a Master of Fine Arts degree in screenwriting.[5] Payne later taught the course.[6]
Career
Early career
He began his career as a writer for several sitcoms together with his writing partner at the time,
Further work
Payne and Frink joined the writing staff of the animated sitcom
After a few years of working on The Simpsons together, Frink and Payne's writing partnership ended.
Payne later moved into writing feature films, as he had earlier desired, though continued to work on The Simpsons twice a week as a consulting producer.[5][10] He wrote My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006), and co-wrote Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), Thor (2011) and Thor: The Dark World (2013).[5][13][14] He was also attached to write Maximum Ride in 2013.[14] My Super Ex-Girlfriend was released in 2006 and was his first feature film.[8] He said in an interview with the website Cinematical that "I've always wanted to write features. That's why I moved to Los Angeles in the first place. I started writing with John Frink when I was in college at UCLA. He wanted to do TV, and that's where we got our first break. But my goal was always to write movies. And I've been a comic book geek from way back. So this romantic comedy with a superhero twist was a fitting first feature for me."[15]
Personal life and death
Payne had two sons and a daughter with his wife Julie.[5][14] He had a brother John and a sister Suzanne.[2]
Payne died from
The film Thor: The Dark World, which he co-wrote, is dedicated to his memory, as is his final episode of The Simpsons, "White Christmas Blues".
Writing credits
Television
Year | Title | Notes |
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1995 | Hope and Gloria
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Episode "A Fine ROM-ance" |
1995 | Pride & Joy | Episode "Brenda's Secret" |
1995–1996 | Can't Hurry Love | Episodes "Annie Get Your Armoire", "Glove Story" and "Valentine's Day Massacred" |
1997 | Men Behaving Badly
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Episodes "Wet Nurse" and "Playing Doctor" |
1998 | The Brian Benben Show | Episode "House of Blues" (Also producer) |
2000–2013 | The Simpsons | Also producer, supervising producer, co-executive producer and consulting producer (List of episodes below) |
- "Treehouse of Horror XI"(2000) (segment "Scary Tales Can Come True")
- "Insane Clown Poppy" (2000)
- "Bye Bye Nerdie" (2001)
- "Simpsons Tall Tales" (2001)
- "Treehouse of Horror XII" (2001) (segment "House of Whacks")
- "The Bart Wants What It Wants" (2002)
- "The Great Louse Detective" (2002)
- "Old Yeller Belly" (2003)
- "The Wandering Juvie" (2004)
- "Fraudcast News" (2004)
- "Thank God It's Doomsday" (2005)
- "Simpsons Christmas Stories" (2005)
- "Little Big Girl" (2007)
- "Love, Springfieldian Style" (2008)
- "Take My Life, Please" (2009)
- "Thursdays with Abie" (2010)
- "Labor Pains" (2013) (aired posthumously)
- "White Christmas Blues" (2013) (aired posthumously)
Film
- My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
- Thor (2011)
- Thor: The Dark World (2013)
References
- ^ a b c King, Susan (March 27, 2013). "Don Payne dies at 48; 'Simpsons' writer and producer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
- ^ a b Slotnik, Daniel (March 29, 2013). "Don Payne, 'Simpsons' Scriptwriter, Dies at 48". The New York Times. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
- ^ University of North Carolina Wilmington (August 15, 2005). "Hometown Honors Don Payne, Award Winning Writer of The Simpsons". Archived from the original on April 17, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ^ a b Spiers, Jonathan (March 27, 2013). "Wilmington native Don Payne, writer for 'The Simpsons' and 'Thor,' passes away". Port City Daily. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g Voorheis, Mike (March 27, 2013). "Simpsons writer Don Payne, Wilmington native, dies". Star-News. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ^ Norton, Abra Deering (March 29, 2013). "Don Payne Was a Role Model for Me in This Business". The Wrap. Yahoo!. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
- ^ a b c d King, Susan (July 20, 2006). "A dream finally takes flight". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
- ^ TV Squad. Archived from the originalon October 8, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
- ^ a b Sullivan, Brian Ford (January 23, 2007). "Interview: 'The Simpsons' Co-Executive Producer Don Payne". The Futon Critic. Retrieved September 30, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "R.I.P. Don Payne". Deadline Hollywood. March 27, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ^ "55th Annual Writers Guild Awards Nominees Announced for Television and Radio". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on July 3, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ^ Eames, Tom (March 27, 2013). "'Thor', 'The Simpsons' writer Don Payne dies". Digital Spy. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ^ "Don Payne". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ a b c d McNary, Dave (March 21, 2013). "Don Payne, Writer For 'Thor,' 'Simpsons,' Dies at 48". Variety. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ^ Weinberg, Scott. "Cinematical Interview with Super Ex-Girlfriend Scribe Don Payne". Cinematical. Archived from the original on August 13, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
External links
- Don Payne at IMDb