screenwriter

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His father, Jason, is a screenwriter and director who also played a recurring character in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

In the decade since his first comedy special, Nanjiani has been a TV star, an Oscar-winning screenwriter, even a member of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Tolkien obsessive – and his son Peter McGee are collaborating with screenwriter Philippa Boyens on a new “Lord of the Rings” film, for one.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

All of Mr. Horowitz’s conceits are present here: a murder mystery within the murder mystery, winking nods at the author’s real-life career as a novelist and screenwriter, and playful experimentation with the detective-story form.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

He had changed hands as often as a dollar bill and was now running under the colors of a Hollywood screenwriter.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand