script doctor
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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He had a parallel career as a Hollywood script doctor, much in demand to add sparkle to others' film scripts, and shared a best-screenplay Oscar for his entertaining contribution to Shakespeare in Love.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
Ishtar was the brainchild of Elaine May, a legendary improvisational comedy performer who'd made a name for herself as a screenwriter, director, and script doctor throughout the 1970s and '80s.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2021
Does it fall to him, once a professional script doctor, to fix things?
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2020
Taylor was Towne’s script doctor, the shadow’s shadow as it were.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2020
James Bond fans can expect actor Daniel Craig’s final outing as the iconic British spy to include plenty of feminist-approved moments if script doctor Phoebe Waller-Bridge has her way.
From Washington Times ● May 31, 2019
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