Joan Tewkesbury

Joan Tewkesbury

Born: April 8, 1936
in Redlands, California, USA
Joan Tewkesbury (born April 8, 1936) is an American film and television director, screenwriter, playwright, author, producer, choreographer and actress. She had a long association with the celebrated director Robert Altman, writing the screenplays for Thieves Like Us (1974), and Nashville (1975), widely regarded as "Altman's masterpiece", and which earned her a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay. She has directed numerous hours of episodic television, including for Disney, HBO, CBS, TNT, and NBC.

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Movies for Joan Tewkesbury...

Way Out on a Limb
Title: Way Out on a Limb
Character: Self
Released: October 11, 2016
Type: Movie
Documentary with several of director Robert Altman's longtime collaborators, as they discuss making the film McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971), the style and themes of the story and working with Altman.
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The Making of 'Nashville'
Title: The Making of 'Nashville'
Character: Self
Released: December 3, 2013
Type: Movie
Retrospective documentary on the making of Robert Altman's Nashville (1975).
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Title: Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Character: Self
Released: March 9, 2003
Type: Movie
A look at 1970s Hollywood when it was known as New Hollywood, and the director was the star of the movie.
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Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
Title: Robert Altman: Giggle And Give In
Character: Self
Released: July 17, 1996
Type: Movie
Paul Joyce’s documentary profile of Robert Altman, with contributions from Altman, Elliott Gould, Shelley Duvall, assistant director Alan Rudolph and screenwriter Joan Tewkesbury. Originally broadcast on July 17th 1996 in Channel Four’s Cinefile series.
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The Player
Title: The Player
Character: Joan Tewkesbury
Released: April 3, 1992
Type: Movie
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
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Calling the Shots
Title: Calling the Shots
Character: Self
Released: September 8, 1988
Type: Movie
Documentary about women in the film industry. Numerous notable actresses and female directors share their thoughts.
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Nashville
Title: Nashville
Character: Tom's Lover / Kenny's Mother (uncredited) (voice)
Released: June 11, 1975
Type: Movie
The intersecting stories of twenty-four characters—from country star to wannabe to reporter to waitress—connect to the music business in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Thieves Like Us
Title: Thieves Like Us
Character: Lady in Train Station
Released: February 11, 1974
Type: Movie
Three criminals escape from prison and embark on a robbery spree across USA. Along the way, one of them falls in love while they plan a final heist before going their separate ways.
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McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Title: McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Character: Townsperson
Released: June 24, 1971
Type: Movie
A gambler and a prostitute become business partners in a remote Old West mining town, and their enterprise thrives until a large corporation arrives on the scene.
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Man's Favorite Sport?
Title: Man's Favorite Sport?
Character: Woman in Elevator (uncredited)
Released: January 31, 1964
Type: Movie
Roger Willoughby is a renowned fishing expert, who, unbeknownst to his friends, co-workers, or boss, has never cast a line in his life. One day, he crosses paths with Abigail Paige, a sweetly annoying girl who has just badgered his boss into signing Roger up for an annual fishing tournament.
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Peter Pan
Title: Peter Pan
Character: Ostrich
Released: December 8, 1960
Type: Movie
In this magical tale about the boy who refuses to grow up, Peter Pan and his mischievous fairy sidekick Tinkerbell visit the nursery of Wendy, Michael and John Darling. With a sprinkling of pixie dust, Peter and his new friends fly out the nursery window and over London to Never-Never Land. The children experience many wonderful and exciting adventures with the Lost Boys, Tiger Lily's Indian tribe, and Peter's arch enemy the dastardly pirate Captain Hook.
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Peter Pan
Title: Peter Pan
Character: Ostrich
Released: January 9, 1956
Type: Movie
This SECOND live broadcast aired a year after the success of the first. Utilizing much of the same cast, it nevertheless is its own unique performance which charmed millions of households in 1956.
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Peter Pan
Title: Peter Pan
Character: Ostrich
Released: March 7, 1955
Type: Movie
This musical version of the tale of the boy who wouldn't grow up aired live on television on March 7, 1955. It was so popular that it was restaged the following year, and again four years later.