Judi Ann Mason
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Born | Film executive | February 2, 1955
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Grambling State University |
Period | 1975-2009 |
Notable works | Livin' Fat, A Star Ain't Nothin' But a Hole in Heaven, The Cornbread Man, Good Times |
Notable awards | Norman Lear Award for Comedy Lorraine Hansberry Playwriting Award |
Judi Ann Mason (February 2, 1955 – July 8, 2009) was an American television writer, producer and playwright.
Background
Mason was born in Bossier City, Louisiana on February 2, 1955. She excelled in English and became interested in playwrighting while in high school. Her professional writing career began while a drama student at Grambling State University.[1]
Career
While attending
Mason was selected as one of
Mason began her professional writing career in New York city where she was a member of the NEC (Negro Ensemble Company). She has taught playwriting and screenwriting at a number of colleges and universities for more than 20 years. In 2010 she was teaching screenwriting at Columbia College of Hollywood.[6]
Her television writing credits include
Her film credits include
Mason counted Patti LaBelle, LaTonya Richardson, Jennifer Holliday and Jheryl Busby as personal friends. She is the one who gave Patti LaBelle her first acting credit on TV on the show A Different World.
She was a mother of two, daughter Mason Synclaire Williams and son Austin Barrett Williams. Mason died unexpectedly of a ruptured abdominal aorta on July 8, 2009.
References
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