Cynthia Whitcomb
Cynthia Whitcomb is a television writer that has been nominated for numerous awards including the Emmy, the Edgar and the Humanitas Prize.[1]
Background
In 1969, Whitcomb graduated from Pasadena High School in Pasadena, California where she studied drama under Abel Franco. While she was a freshman at UCLA, Franco gave her one of her first professional writing assignments. She received $25 in advance and $25 upon completion to write, "Here," a spoof of the musical, Hair. However, the play was never produced due to censorship.[2]
Selected credits
Television
Writing
Year |
Production |
Network |
Notes |
1999 |
Selma, Lord, Selma |
ABC |
Adaptation of the 1997 book by Sheyann Webb, Rachel West and Frank Sikora. Nominated for the Humanitas Prize |
1991 |
Mark Twain and Me |
Disney Channel |
Based on the book by Dorothy Quick. Nominated for the Humanitas Prize |
1989 |
I Know My First Name Is Steven |
NBC |
Written with J.P. Miller. Nominated for an Emmy Award |
1983 |
Jane Doe |
CBS |
Written with Walter Halsey Davis. Nominated for an Edgar Award |
1981 |
Leave 'em Laughing |
CBS |
Credited as Cynthia Mandelberg and written with Peggy Chantler Dick. Nominated for the Humanitas Prize |
Theatre
Writing
Year |
Production |
Theatre |
Notes |
1982 |
Looking-Glass |
Entermedia Theatre |
Credited as Cynthia Mandelberg and written with Michael Sutton |
External links
References
Persondata |
Name |
Whitcomb, Cynthia |
Alternative names |
Mandelberg, Cynthia |
Short description |
Veteran television writer and playwright. |
Date of birth |
1951 |
Place of birth |
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Date of death |
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Place of death |
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