Carol Sobieski

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name = Carol Sobieski


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birthname = Carol O'Brien
birthdate = March 16 1939
birthplace = Chicago, Illinois, United States
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deathplace = Santa Monica, California, United States
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yearsactive = 1964–1990
spouse = James Louis Sobieski
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awards = awd|Humanitas Prize|1978|Family

Carol Sobieski (March 16 1939 – November 4 1990) was an American screenwriter whose work included the scripts for "Annie" (1982) and "Fried Green Tomatoes" (1991).

Biography

Early life

Sobieski was born Carol O'Brien in Chicago, Illinois in 1930.cite web
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accessdate =2008-05-23 ] Her father was a lawyer and her mother a politician and teacher. Five years later, the family moved close to Amarillo in Texas. Sobieski attended Smith College and received her Master's degree in Literature from Trinity College, Dublin. She married lawyer James Louis Sobieski in 1964, and they had three children.

Film career

In 1978, Sobieski won the Humanitas Prize for the television series "Family". She was nominated for two Emmy Awards, for "" in 1977, and "Sarah, Plain and Tall" in 1991. For the 1982 film "Annie", she was nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay. Sobieski died of liver disease in 1990 in Santa Monica, California. The 1991 film "Fried Green Tomatoes" won Sobieski (posthumously) and author Fannie Flagg the 1991 USC Scripter Award. They were also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. [cite web
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Filmography

*1974: "Reflections of Murder"
*1976: "Family" (TV)
*1976: ""
*1978: "Casey's Shadow"
*1980: "Honeysuckle Rose"
*1982: "Annie"
*1988: "The Bourne Identity"
*1989: "Winter People"
*1991: "Sarah, Plain and Tall"
*1991: "Fried Green Tomatoes"
*1993: "Money for Nothing"

References

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