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Screenwriter and director of film and TV
Linda Shayne
BornUSA
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, actress, film producer

Linda Shayne is an American-Canadian dual citizen, film and television writer and director, and former film and television actress.

Early life

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Linda Shayne was born in the United States. Shayne graduated from the University of California at Berkeley and her published work includes a journal article about ex-offenders from San Quentin Prison. She also attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Career

Shayne's feature film credits include Purple People Eater (writer, director, and producer), Flyin' Ryan (writer, director, and producer), Crystal Heart (writer), Little Ghost (director), and The Undercover Kid (director). Shayne wrote and directed the short suspense thriller Mirror Image (director) in 2019.

Shayne's other film credits include Out of Bounds (actress), No Man's Land (actress), Graduation Day (actress), Humanoids from the Deep (actress), Screwballs (writer and actress), and Lovely But Deadly (actress). Her television series credits include Archie Bunker's Place (actress), Hill Street Blues (actress), The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (actress), The Secret World of Alex Mack (director), and Starla and the Jewel Riders (writer).

Shayne has also had film writing development deals with Walt Disney Studios, Showtime Networks, and Brian Grazer, and she has served on the judging panel for the British film festival ShropFilm48. Linda Shayne created a TV series to film in Thailand and served as a Judge for the Content Asia Awards.

Linda Shayne wrote a children's book, Longfellow Finds a Home.

References

  1. "Linda M. Shayne filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-20.
  2. Shayne, Linda. "Linda Shayne". Alliance of Women Directors. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  3. Scott, Vernon (6 Jan 1989). "Almost Single-Handedly Linda Shayne Produced 'Purple People Eater'". Deseret News. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  4. "War Veteran Cast in a Film Starring Identical Twins". Retrieved 6 Sep 2018.
  5. ShropFilm48 - Shropshire's first 48-hour film challenge Archived 2013-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Judges". ContentAsia Awards. 17 May 2020.

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