Kristin Gore

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name = Kristin Gore
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birthplace = Carthage, Tennessee
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occupation = Author, screenwriter
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notableworks ="Sammy's Hill"
"Sammy's House"
Screenwriter for "Futurama" and "Saturday Night Live"
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Kristin C. Gore (born June 5 1977) is an American author and screenwriter. She is the second daughter of Al and Tipper Gore and the sister of Karenna Gore Schiff.

Background

Gore was raised in Washington, D.C., graduated from National Cathedral School in 1995 and from Harvard University in 1999 [ [http://www.harvardmag.com/ja99/jhj.images.html July-August 1999: Images of Commencement] ] . While at Harvard she was an editor for the " Harvard Lampoon": "Until her senior year, at Harvard, she was the only woman on the literary board of the "Harvard Lampoon". 'I didn't know its reputation at all,' she says. 'It was just that the funniest people I knew at Harvard were on the "Lampoon", so I looked into it and it ended up being one of the best things I did.' [ [http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040919/NEWS/409190322/1013 Books & Authors: A capital idea from a Gore daughter: Times Argus Online] ] In 2005, she married Paul Cusack. [ [http://www.boston.com/ae/sidekick/insidekick/2007/07/kristin_gore.html Kristin Gore - InSidekick – Boston.com] ]

Career

Gore has published two novels, "Sammy's Hill" (2004) and "Sammy's House" (2007). [ [http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=3885 WGBH Forum] ] [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/22/books/review/Douthat-t.html Young Climbers in Love] ] She co-wrote the screenplay for the upcoming film "Nailed" and the narration for the documentary "Arctic Tale". She was also a writer for the FOX animated sitcom "Futurama" and the long-running NBC sketch comedy show "Saturday Night Live". [ [http://www.timesargus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040919/NEWS/409190322/1013 Books & Authors: A capital idea from a Gore daughter: Times Argus Online] ]

Awards and Nominations

"Winner":
*2007: Writers Guild of America Award - "Saturday Night Live"

"Nomination":
*2003: Emmy Award - "Saturday Night Live"

References

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* [http://www.observer.com/2007/more-you-ever-wanted-know-about-kristin-gore-s-writing-process More Than You Ever Wanted to Know About Kristin Gore’s Writing Process]