Diane English

Biography

Born 05/18/1948

TV writer from the realm of public broadcasting turned successful writer-producer for CBS primetime. Getting her feet wet in TV production with the New York City PBS station WNET, English chalked up her first notable writing achievement when she penned an adaptation of Ursula LeGuin's...
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Awards

  • In 1992, received Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
  • In 1992, received Writers Guild of America Award for Episodic Comedy
  • In 1990, received Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series

Highlights

  • In 2008, Made directorial debut with the remake of the 1936 play by Clare Boothe Luce, "The Women" (also produced and scripted)
  • In 1998, Returned to "Murphy Brown" (CBS) to write the series finale
  • In 1995, Created and wrote for the short-lived CBS sitcom "Double Rush"

Family & Companions

  • Richard English: father (Divorced from English's mother)
  • Anne English: mother (Divorced from English's father; remarried )

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