Monica Johnson
Monica Johnson (born February 21, 1946 in Colorado , † November 1, 2010 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American screenwriter .
Life
Born Monica Lenore Belson in the state of Colorado, Johnson grew up in El Centro , California. Her brother Jerry Belson they committed in 1972 for the TV series The Odd Couple to screenplays retyping. When he found that she was adding occasional jokes that the producers liked, he encouraged her to team up with Marilyn Suzanne Miller to form a writing team. With her, Johnson wrote three episodes for the sitcom Mary Tyler Moore . The first she wrote under her name Monica McGowan , the second after she was newly married under Monica McGowan Johnson and from the third, and until the end of her career, only under the name Monica Johson . The two separated in 1974 and she became one of the first writers for the comedy show Saturday Night Live in 1975 . During the first season, Albert Brooks directed a few short films. Together with, she later wrote the first of a total of six joint films, Aus dem Leben Griffin .
Monica McGowan Johnson died of complications from her esophageal cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.
Filmography (selection)
- 1973–1974: Mary Tyler Moore ( The Mary Tyler Moore Show , television series, three episodes)
- 1979: 1998 - The Four Billion Dollar Show (Americathon 1998)
- 1979: Real Life
- 1981: Modern Romance - Does love have to be a nightmare? (Modern dance)
- 1982: Jekyll and Hyde - The Sharpest Transformation of All Time (Jekyll and Hyde ... Together Again)
- 1985: head over in America ( Lost in America )
- 1994: The Scout (The Scout)
- 1996: Mother
- 1999: The Muse (The Muse)
Awards (selection)
- 1986: Award for the Best Screenplay of Headfirst in America
Web links
- Monica Johnson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Dennis McLellan: Monica Johnson dies at 64; movie and TV writer on latimes.com November 4, 2010, accessed April 18, 2012
- ↑ 'Muse', 'Mother' co-writer Monica Johnson dies ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on variety .com of November 3, 2010 (English), accessed April 18, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Johnson, Monica |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Belson, Monica Lenore (maiden name); Johnson, Monica McGowan (interim name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 21, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Colorado |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 1, 2010 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |