Definition of screenwriter
: a writer of screenplays
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The series will be helmed by screenwriters and producers David S. Goyer and Josh Friedman, who have individually and previously worked on numerous superhero films and TV series such as Batman Begins, as well as the Terminator franchise.
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The son of Indian screenwriter Salim Khan, Salman Khan made his movie debut in 1988, and his career took off shortly after.
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Authors and screenwriters tweak the facts to improve their stories all the time.
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Evan Goldberg, a screenwriter and director responsible for movies like Sausage Party, was a producer on Blockers.
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At the time it was reported that Costanzo will write the show along with Italian screenwriters Francesco Piccolo and Laura Paolucci.
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It is based on the Vertigo comic of the same name and will be directed by Straight Outta Compton screenwriter Andrea Berloff and will star Tiffany Haddish.
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David Mamet is writing a play about Harvey Weinstein, the screenwriter and playwright revealed in an interview with the Chicago Tribune.
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The ruling is a win not just for FX and Murphy, but for screenwriters and producers generally.
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First Known Use of screenwriter
1920
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Definition of screenwriter for English Language Learners
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: a person who writes screenplays
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