person

Joan Tewkesbury

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Female

Birthday

1936-04-08

Place of Birth

Redlands, California, USA

Joan Tewkesbury

Biography

Joan Tewkesbury (born April 8, 1936) is an American film and television director, screenwriter, playwright, author, producer, choreographer and actress. She had a long association with the celebrated director Robert Altman, writing the screenplays for Thieves Like Us (1974), and Nashville (1975), widely regarded as "Altman's masterpiece", and which earned her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay. She has directed numerous hours of episodic television, including for Disney, HBO, CBS, TNT, and NBC. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joan Tewkesbury, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Also Known For

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Thieves Like Us

Feb 11, 1974

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McCabe & Mrs. Miller

Jun 24, 1971

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The Player

May 08, 1992

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Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In

Jul 17, 1996

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Way Out on a Limb

Oct 11, 2016

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Peter Pan

Dec 08, 1960

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Man's Favorite Sport?

Jan 31, 1964

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Peter Pan

Mar 07, 1955

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Peter Pan

Jan 09, 1956

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Calling the Shots

Sep 08, 1988

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Nashville

Jun 11, 1975

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The Making of 'Nashville'

Dec 03, 2013

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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

Mar 09, 2003

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Altman on His Own Terms

Jan 01, 2000