Definition of screenwriter
: a writer of screenplays
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At least the director, Patty Jenkins, and the screenwriter, Allan Heinberg, don’t overdose on the violence.
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It’s unclear what might have inspired screenwriter Alex von Tunzelmann to want to depict these four days in 1944, the run-up to the June 6 Allied invasion of France.
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Quite a few of his most effective stories, in fact, are of the race-against-the-clock type, his proficiency at which may reflect his background as a Hollywood screenwriter.
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In a genre in which just about everything has been done to death, the prolific English novelist and screenwriter has come up with a unique premise.
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PG-13 (images of war casualties, brief suggestive material) Their Finest Funny and moving period drama about a woman (Gemma Arterton) in wartime London who stumbles into a job as a screenwriter on a propaganda movie.
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Blue Book, written and created by screenwriter David O’Leary, sounds like something of a period piece X-Files.
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With a handful of directors and screenwriters expected to take the reins on different episodes, the show's creator and executive producer Irv Gotti will also showcase his directorial skills.
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Please, please, screenwriters: do justice to Robert E. Howard’s great character, and write a good script this time.
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1921
First Known Use of screenwriter
1921
SCREENWRITER Defined for English Language Learners
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: a person who writes screenplays
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