Monica Johnson
Monica Johnson | |
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Born | Monica Lenore Belson February 21, 1946 Colorado, U.S. |
Died | November 1, 2010 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 64)
Other names | Monica McGowan Monica McGowan Johnson |
Occupation(s) | Television writer Screenwriter |
Years active | 1973–1999 |
Relatives | Jerry Belson (brother) |
Monica Johnson (February 21, 1946 – November 1, 2010) was an American screenwriter whose film credits included
Early life
Johnson was born Monica Lenore Belson in 1946 in Colorado, but was raised in El Centro, California[1] and spent her early years in medical and dental assistants’ school.[2][3][4][5]
Career
Her brother,
Miller and Johnson broke up as a writing team in 1974; Miller became one of the original writers for Saturday Night Live in 1975.
Johnson later became a writer/producer on Laverne & Shirley, and worked on a couple of TV movies, then began her long-term screenwriting collaboration with Albert Brooks in 1979 with the film Real Life. The two co-wrote five more of Brooks' films over the following two decades.[6]
Johnson wrote the book Penny Saver (unpublished) and the movie Marrying for Money (unproduced), and began doing art work.[2]
Personal life
Johnson, a resident of Palm Springs, California, died of esophageal cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on November 1, 2010, aged 64.[1][7]
Awards
- National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay, 1985, Lost in America
- National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay, 1996, Mother
Filmography
- The Paul Lynde Show (1973, TV)
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1973, TV)
- Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers(1974, TV)
- The Cheerleaders (1976, TV)
- Laverne & Shirley (1977, TV)
- The Plant Family (1978, TV)
- Real Life (1979)[8][9]
- Americathon (1979)
- Modern Romance (1981)[10]
- Jekyll and Hyde... Together Again (1982)
- Lost in America (1985)[11]
- It's Garry Shandling's Show (1990, TV)[12]
- Good Sports (1991, TV)
- The Scout (1994)
- Mother (1996)[13]
- The Muse (1999)[14]
References
- ^ a b c d McLellan, Dennis (2010-11-04). "Monica Johnson dies at 64; movie and TV writer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
- ^ a b "R.I.P. Monica Johnson". 2 November 2010.
- ^ "'Muse,' 'Mother' co-writer Monica Johnson dies". 3 November 2010.
- ^ "Award-Winning Comedy Writer Monica Johnson Dies".
- ^ "Albert Brooks Pays Tribute to Monica Johnson".
- ISBN 9780520251052.
- ^ "She Collected Lava Lamps (My Time with Monica Johnson)". 29 November 2010.
- ^ "Real Life".
- ^ "When Reality was a Joke: The Making of Albert Brooks' Real Life". 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Modern Romance".
- ^ "Albert Brooks' 'Lost in America' Remains Piercingly Relevant 32 Years Later". 8 August 2017.
- ^ "It's Garry Shandling's Show (1986) [****]".
- ^ "Meeting of the Comedy Minds". 5 March 1997.
- ^ "Albert Brooks: Funnyman Whose Muse is in the Mirror". 22 August 1999.