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‘The Gilded Age’ writer Sonja Warfield dishes on season 2

Friday, October 27 by ABC News

It's time to return to The Gilded Age. The soapy, escapist Julian Fellowes drama is back for season 2, Sunday, October 29, on HBO. Sonja Warfield writes the show alongside Fellowes, and she's also an executive producer, and tells ABC Audio everything this season... Read More.

Retired dean married to Pulitzer Prize-winning writer found shot to death on Vermont trail

Monday, October 9 by ABC News

(CASTLETON, Vt.) -- A retired university dean who was married to Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Ron Powers was found shot to death on a Vermont trail, police said, as a manhunt is underway for the suspect.Honoree Fleming, 77, was found dead on a rail trail... Read More.

‘Man of Steel’ writer David S. Goyer says Warner Bros. wanted to make 20 superhero movies to catch Marvel

Friday, September 22 by ABC News

David S. Goyer knows a thing or two about the superhero genre: The Foundation writer and executive producer wrote Blade; co-wrote the Oscar-winning Batman movie The Dark Knight; and wrote Henry Cavill's hit 2013 Superman debut, Man of Steel, among others.However, on the Read More.

Michael Oher says ‘he got absolutely nothing’ from ‘Blind Side’ movie deal, ESPN writer says

Wednesday, August 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- “The Blind Side,” the critically acclaimed movie released in 2009, chronicled the inspirational story of now-retired NFL offensive lineman Michael Oher, who overcame homelessness as a child and went on to become a top draft pick after a supportive white couple took... Read More.

Oscar-nominated ‘Dune’ writer Jon Spaihts going to Netflix’s ‘Gears of War’ film

Tuesday, March 21 by ABC News

Netflix announced Tuesday that Jon Spaihts, who wrote the 2016 Marvel Studios hit Doctor Strange, and received an Academy Award nomination for 2021's Dune, will be behind the keyboard for its feature film adaptation of the bestselling Gears of War video game series.The Gears... Read More.

Soccer writer Grant Wahl, who died at World Cup, suffered aneurysm

Thursday, December 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- American soccer writer Grant Wahl died of an undetected ascending aortic aneurysm with hemopericardium while attending the Netherlands-Argentina match last week, according to his wife, Dr. Celine Gounder.Gounder said an autopsy had been performed by the New York City Medical Examiner’s... Read More.

American soccer writer Grant Wahl dies at World Cup

Saturday, December 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- U.S. soccer journalist Grant Wahl died at 49 in Qatar early Saturday while covering the World Cup, U.S. Soccer said in a statement."The entire U.S. soccer family is heartbroken to learn that we have lost Grant Wahl," U.S. Soccer said in... Read More.

Food writer Julie Powell’s death at 49 puts spotlight on cardiac arrest

Friday, November 4 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The sudden death of 49-year-old author Julie Powell, whose life inspired the movie Julie & Julia, is raising new questions about her health, including a recent battle with COVID-19.Her husband, Eric Powell, reported to The New York Times on Tuesday that... Read More.

Former ‘Dawson’s Creek’ writer Heidi Ferrer dies by suicide because of ‘long-haul’ COVID symptoms

Friday, June 18 by ABC News

Heidi Ferrer, a 50-year-old screenwriter, sober coach and blogger, died by suicide after suffering severe so-called 'long haul' COVID-19 symptoms.Ferrer, who penned episodes of Dawson's Creek, as well as the 2008 Paris Hilton comedy The Hottie & the Nottie, reportedly took her own life on May 26th, according... Read More.

James Bond writer John Logan says “a chill went through me” when he saw that Amazon bought MGM

Wednesday, June 2 by ABC News

James Bond has faced many villains in his time as 007, but if you ask Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Logan, who shepherded Bond through his adventures Skyfall and SPECTRE, the superspy may have met his match in Amazon.The corporate giant recently purchased Bond's studio, MGM -- and its entire library of thousands... Read More.

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