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Joyce Eliason
Born(1934-05-14)May 14, 1934
Manti, Utah,U.S.
DiedJanuary 10, 2022(2022-01-10)(aged 87)
Occupation(s)Screenwriter,television producer
Children2

Joyce Eliason(May 14, 1934 – January 10, 2022) was an American television writer and producer. She was best known for writing TV miniseries includingTitanicandThe Last Don,and for the TV filmThe Jacksons: An American Dream.[1]Eliason was one of the writers for the hit television seriesLove, American Styleand wrote her first screenplayTell Me a Riddlein 1980.[2][3][4]

Life

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Eliason was born inManti,Utahon May 14, 1934.[5]She worked forTV GuideinSalt Lake Citybefore moving toHollywoodat age 30 with aspirations of becoming an actress. Her career in acting was unsuccessful, but she was able to find work as a writer. Her first writing credit came in 1972 for the anthology comedy seriesLove, American Style.Through the 1980s and 1990s, Eliason wrote for and produced numerous films, television shows and miniseries.[6]

Eliason wrote two books,Fresh Meat/Warm Weatherin 1974 andLaid Outin 1976.[7][8]

Eliason had two children, Polly and Jill Eliason. She died on January 10, 2022, at the age of 87, after a brief illness.[5][6]

Selected filmography

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Eliason was principally a writer, but she also frequently served as a producer on films which she has written. A partial filmography is shown below.[9][10]

Writer

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Producer

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References

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  1. ^"Joyce Eliason - Rotten Tomatoes".www.rottentomatoes.com.
  2. ^Love, American StyleatIMDb
  3. ^Tell Me a RiddleatIMDb
  4. ^"Movies on TNT:A Perfect Day".[permanent dead link]
  5. ^abPetski, Denise (January 11, 2022)."Joyce Eliason Dies: Writer Of Miniseries 'The Jacksons – An American Dream', 'The Last Don' Was 87".Deadline.RetrievedJanuary 7,2024.
  6. ^abRahman, Abid (January 11, 2022)."Joyce Eliason, Emmy-Nominated Writer of 'The Last Don' and 'The Jacksons: An American Dream,' Dies at 87".The Hollywood Reporter.RetrievedJanuary 7,2024.
  7. ^Eliason, Joyce, Fresh Meat/Warm Weather, Harper & Row, 1974,ISBN0-06-011241-7
  8. ^Eliason, Joyce, Laid Out, Harper & Row, 1976,ISBN0-06-011119-4
  9. ^"Movies - The New York Times".Movies & TV Dept.The New York Times.Archived fromthe originalon July 10, 2012.
  10. ^"Joyce Eliason Biography (1934-)".www.filmreference.com.
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