John Pielmeier
John Leonard Pielmeier (born February 23, 1949 in Altoona , Pennsylvania ) is an American screenwriter and actor , known for the scripts of numerous TV productions.
Life
Pielmeier attended the Catholic University of America , which he graduated with a bachelor's degree, and the Pennsylvania State University . He began his career as an actor on the theater stage.
In 1976 he wrote his first script for a piece called A Chosen Room , which was produced in Minneapolis . In 1979 another piece by Pielmeier called Agnes of God was awarded a first prize. In 1983 he wrote the screenplay for the television film Choices of the Heart , for which he was honored with the Christopher Award and the Humanitas Prize .
In 1985 he wrote the screenplay for the film Agnes - Angels in Fire , for which he was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award . Since then he has worked as a screenwriter for numerous TV productions. Known among them are z. B. The Sins of the Fathers (2002), Hitler's Rise of Evil , a 2008 documentary about serial killer Gary Ridgway and The Pillars of the Earth (2010).
Pielmeier has been married to the author Irene O'Garden since 1982. The couple live in Garrison, New York State .
Filmography
- 1983: Choices of the Heart
- 1985: Agnes - Angel in Fire
- 1989: Rosamunde Pilcher: Die Musselsucher (The Shell Seekers)
- 1990: Stranger - Return from the Past
- 1991: Late passion
- 1992: Under Arrest
- 1994: The Call of Death
- 1995: On the trail of a confession
- 1997: Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
- 1998: Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families
- 1999: Kill & Smile
- 2000: Flowers for Algernon
- 2001: Dodson's Journey
- 2001: Caught in Icy Depths ( Submerged , TV movie)
- 2002: The Sins of the Fathers
- 2002: Talking to Heaven
- 2003: Hitler - Rise of Evil
- 2007: Sybil
- 2008: Green River: The Killer Trail
- 2008: The Memory Keeper's Daughter
- 2009: Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
- 2010: Patricia Cornwell - Consequences of Danger and Undercover
- 2010: The pillars of the earth
- 2012: The Gates of the World ( World Without End , TV four-part / mini-series)
Publications
- Hook's Tale Scribner, New York 2017, ISBN 978-1-5011-6105-6 .
Web links
- John Pielmeier in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- John Pielmeier's website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pielmeier, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pielmeier, John Leonard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Altoona , Pennsylvania |