- Patricia Payne
Patricia Payne is an Australian
screenwriter and film producer. Her best-known work isFor the Term of His Natural Life , based on the book byMarcus Clarke .She began her career as casting agent.
She was president of Trainco Talent Agency in Toronto, Canada, before setting up Patti Payne Casting, where she worked with an impressive array of American, Canadian and British actors including
Michael Douglas ,Blythe Danner ,John Candy ,Martin Short ,Gilda Radner ,Eugene Levy ,Anthony Perkins ,Stephanie Powers ,Leslie Neilson ,Martin Sheen , andWilliam Shatner . Her writing credits include longform projects forCBS , Universal,and TORSTAR, and includeCaptain America , a movie-of-the-week adaptation from theStan Lee Marvel Comic Book which was released internationally as a theatrical film.Her best-known work is
For the Term of His Natural Life , a six-hour miniseries which she wrote and produced withWilton Schiller , starringAnthony Perkins andColin Friels .Her most recent film is California Dreaming starring
Lea Thompson ,Patricia Richardson andDave Foley , and written and directed byLinda Voorhees .She is currently producing the music series "Jim J’s Jukebox", and is in pre-production on the comedy feature film "No Kava for Johnny" based on the book by
John O'Grady .External links
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