screenwriter
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- screenwriting noun
Etymology
Origin of screenwriter
Example Sentences
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The TV personality and screenwriter, 61, said coming up with an idea for a new movie was a family affair that also involved his son, screenwriter Peter McGee.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
He added: "I started talking it over with my son Peter, who's also a screenwriter, and we worked out what we thought would work, especially as a framing device for that story."
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
But in Pedretti’s new “Forbidden Fruits,” a horror-comedy directed by Meredith Alloway making her feature debut and produced by “Jennifer’s Body” screenwriter Diablo Cody, the actor shines in all-new soapy splendor.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Why an Oscar-winning screenwriter would make a film that makes so little attempt to dig into its central character is baffling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
In the late 1960s, the screenwriter Norman Lear produced a television sitcom pilot for a show called All in the Family.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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