Ted Elliott
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Ted Elliott is an American screenwriter and labor leader. Along with his writing partner Terry Rossio, Elliott has written some of the most successful American films of the past decade, including Aladdin, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Shrek. In 2004, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America. Along with fellow board member Craig Mazin, Elliott runs The Artful Writer, a website aimed at professional screenwriters. He is also a co-founder with Terry Rossio of Wordplay a.k.a. Wordplayer.com, one of the premier screenwriting sites on the Internet.
In 2005, Elliott ran for president of the Writers Guild of America, but lost to animation writer Patric Verrone.
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[edit] Awards and nominations
- 2004 - Nominated for Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- 2003 - Nominated for Bram Stoker Award for Best Screenplay for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- 2002 - Nominated for Nebula Award nomination for Best Script for Shrek
- 2001 - Nominated for Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay for Shrek
[edit] Filmography (partial listing)
- 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (screenwriter)
- 2005 The Legend of Zorro (story by)
- 2005 Instant Karma (producer)
- 2004 National Treasure (screenwriter)
- 2003 Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (consultant/advisor)
- 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (screenwriter)
- 2001 Shrek (co-producer/screenwriter)
- 2000 The Road to El Dorado (screenwriter)
- 1998 Small Soldiers (screenwriter)
- 1998 Godzilla (screen story)
- 1998 Antz (consultant/advisor)
- 1998 The Mask of Zorro (screenwriter)
- 1994 The Puppet Masters (screenwriter)
- 1992 Aladdin (screenwriter)
- 1989 Little Monsters (screenwriter)
[edit] References
- Ted Elliott Filmography and Biography, provided by Wordplayer.com
[edit] External links
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