- Winnie Holzman
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name = Winnie Holzman
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birth_date = 1954
birth_place =New York City ,US
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occupation = screenwriter
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spouse =Paul Dooley
children = Daughter (Savannah) b.1985
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footnotes =Winnie Holzman (born in 1954 in
New York City ) is an award-winning American dramatist, screenwriter and poet. [http://www.wickedwestend.co.uk/articles-reviews/winnie-holzman.htm Winnie Holzman ] ] She is best known as the creator of the television series "My So-Called Life ", which originally aired on ABC. Holzman earned anEmmy Award nomination for writing in 1995 for "My So-Called Life". She also wrote for the TV series "The Wonder Years ", "thirtysomething" and "Once and Again ".Holzman studied English and Creative Writing at
Princeton University and graduated with a Masters in Musical Theatre Writing fromNew York University in 1984. Her teachers at NYU includedStephen Sondheim ,Hal Prince ,Arthur Laurents ,Betty Comden ,Adolph Green , andLeonard Bernstein .Holzman made her Broadway debut in 2003 when she wrote the book for the Stephen Schwartz musical "Wicked", based on the novel by
Gregory Maguire . For "Wicked", Holzman received aTony Award nomination in 2004 for Best Book of a Musical.Holzman has had a number of acting spots, primarily featured in cameo roles on her own TV shows and a recurring role as a therapist on "
Curb Your Enthusiasm ". She also had a small role in the film "Jerry Maguire ".She is married to actor
Paul Dooley , with whom she has one daughter, Savannah (born 1985), who is also a writer, and with whom Winnie has collaborated on various short films.References
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