Carol Sobieski

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AKA: Carol O'Brien
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 03/16/1939
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Death Date: 11/04/1990

biography

Award-winning screen and TV writer who began writing episodes for the popular 1960s TV series "Mr. Novak", "The Mod Squad", "Peyton Place" and "Fame Is the Name of the Game". Sobieski created independent and adventurous women in the made-for-TV movies "The Neon Ceiling" (1971), "Amelia Earhart" (1976), her adaptation of Marilyn French's best-selling feminist novel "The Women's Room" (1980), "A Place to Call Home" (1987) and "Sarah, Plain and Tall" (1991). Her television work ranged from the sentimental dramas "Sunshine" (1973) and "Sunshine Christmas" (1977) to the thrillers "Reflections of Continued

Credits

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1991
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Associate Producer
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milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Amarillo, Texas
1964 
Moved to Los Angeles; first writing assignments on TV series "Mister Novak" and "Peyton Place"
1970 
Wrote first TV movie, "Dial Hot Line"
 
Wrote one-man show about Harry S. Truman called "Plain Speaking"
 
Was an adjunct professor at USC's School of Cinematography
Continued

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