Candace Allen (author)

Candace Allen (author)

Candace Allen is a Hollywood screenwriter. She received her BA from Harvard University before attending the New York University School of Film and Television. She became the first African-American female member of the Directors Guild of America. In addition to writing screenplays, she has worked as assistant director since the 1970s.

In 2004 she published her first novel, a fictionalized biography of jazz musician Valaida Snow.

Formerly married to the British conductor Sir Simon Rattle, she is the niece of actress and drama coach Billie Allen, and lives in London. She is also a political activist

Works

* "Valaida" (2004), ISBN 1860499449

References

* IMDb: [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0020338/ Candace Allen]
* Candace Allen: Valaida. (backcover)

External links

* [http://forum.wgbh.org/wgbh/forum.php?lecture_id=2099 Truth versus style: the challenge of Valeida Snow]
*Kevin Le Gendre's [http://arts.independent.co.uk/books/reviews/article71773.ece review of Valaida] , "The Independent"
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/2004_03_mon_03.shtml Candace Allen on Valaida Snow] , Women's Hour, BBC Radio 4


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