Karen Hall

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Karen Lynne Hall (born June 2, 1956) is an American

bookstore owner
and a member of the
television series Judging Amy and M*A*S*H
.

Early life

Hall was born in Chatham, Virginia to Ervis Hall and Flo Hall. Hall's younger sister, Barbara Hall, is also a television writer and producer. In 1974, Hall graduated from Chatham High School.

Education

In 1978, Hall graduated with a

College of William and Mary. Then she was awarded a fellowship from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to the University of Virginia, where she was in graduate school in the M.F.A. Playwriting Program.[2]

While at William and Mary, Hall took a three-week trip to Hollywood with students from the

. Impressed by her talent, both Hamner and Alda kept in touch with her after she returned to Virginia. With their encouragement, she decided to move to California after graduating from the University of Virginia in 1979.

Career

Hall started her television writing career as a

Grace Under Fire.[3] Shows for which she wrote individual episodes include Northern Exposure, I'll Fly Away, Judging Amy and The Good Wife
.

Among other recognitions, Hall has received the

Esquire Magazine in its first annual register, "The Best of the New Generation: Men and Women under 40 Who Are Changing America".[4]

Hall is also the author of the novel Dark Debts, a supernatural thriller combining horror,

Book of the Month Club
main selection. It has been translated into French, German and Japanese. The novel was re-published by Simon & Schuster in 2016, after Hall made significant changes to it.

Hall has spent the last decade as an adjunct college professor. She has taught undergraduates at Appalachian State University and MFA screenwriting students at The University of Georgia and at Regent University, where she teaches at present."[4]

Personal life

Hall is married to her high school sweetheart, Chris Walker. They live in Orlando, Florida. They have four adult children.

Select filmography

Publications

  • Dark Debts. New York: Random House, 1996: , Simon & Schuster, 2016 ISBN 978-1501104114

References

  1. ^ "Who We Are". Grady College and University of Georgia. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  2. ^ Joe Alexander. "Karen Hall", The Lamplighter, January 2002.
  3. ^ Kimberly R. Clifton. "Karen Hall: You've Come a Long Way, Baby", Evince magazine, March 2005.
  4. ^ a b Karen Hall: Curriculum Vitae

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