Joan Tewkesbury
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Born | Redlands, California, United States | April 8, 1936
Occupation(s) | Film and television actress, director, and screenwriter |
Joan Tewkesbury (born April 8, 1936) is an American film and television director, writer, 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.[1]
Early life
Tewkesbury was born in Redlands, California, the daughter of Frances M. (née Stevenson), a registered nurse, and Walter S. Tewkesbury, an office machine repairman.[citation needed] She began her career at age ten as a dancer in The Unfinished Dance with Margaret O'Brien and Cyd Charisse. One of her early television acting roles was in a guest appearance on the short-lived NBC drama It's a Man's World.
Career
Tewkesbury collaborated with Altman on several of his films, including
In 2011, Tewkesbury published her first novel, Ebba and the Green Dresses of Olivia Gomez in a Time of Conflict and War.[4]
She has also taught screenwriting, at the University of Southern California, with her workshop “Designed Obstacles, Spontaneous Response” travelling throughout the United States, Israel, and Japan.[5] Since 2003, Tewkesbury has lived in Tesuque, New Mexico.
Filmography as director
- Old Boyfriends (1979)
- The Tenth Month (1979) (TV)
- The Acorn People (1981) (TV)
- Cold Sassy Tree (1989) (TV)
- Scattering Dad (1998) (TV)
Series
- Elysian Fields (1989) (TV)
- Strangers (1992) (TV)
- Felicity (TV series)
- The Guardian (2001) (TV series)
References
- ISBN 978-0-684-86543-0.
- ^ Stuart 2000, pp. 15–20.
- ^ Stuart 2000, p. 163.
- ^ https://handtohandpublishing.com/home-1/titles.html
- ^ "Joan Tewkesbury - Sundance Co//Ab".
External links
- Joan Tewkesbury at IMDb