Book Description
About the author
David has been in business with most of the Hollywood studios. One of his first feature films, "Grizzly," which he wrote and produced, is one of the most financially successful independent films in motion picture history, earning 50 times its cost worldwide. He wrote, directed and/or produced "Lovely But Deadly," "Just Before Dawn," "The Guardian," "The Evil," "Day of the Animals," "The Manitou," "Sheba Baby," "Peopletoys," and "Abby."
One of the most prolific writers in Hollywood, Joan McCall has written over fifty screenplays on assignment including the recent sale of three "spec" scripts "Timelapse," "Between Two Worlds," and "Respect."
Her screenplay, "Shirley," about the racecar driver, Shirley Muldowney, was developed and produced as a successful motion picture under the title "Heart Like a Wheel."
Her feature film, "Predator: The Concert," which she co-authored with David Sheldon, filmed in Europe starring George Clooney, Charlie Sheen, Laura Dern, Deborah Raffin, Louise Fletcher and Deborah Foreman, is in post-production.
In addition to her screenplay writing, Joan has written over 150 scripts for network television. She was a staff writer for NBC's "Santa Barbara," for New World Television, and has written many scripts and stories for " Days of Our Lives" (NBC).
As a contract writer for "Another World" (CBS), Ms. McCall wrote two scripts a week. She was a continuing writer for "Capitol," and she wrote a bible (a six-month story projection) for "Search For Tomorrow" (CBS).
Joan McCall has also had a successful career as an actress. She has starred on Broadway in several hit plays by writers such as Neil Simon, Woody Allen and Evan Hunter, in a number of national tours of Broadway shows, and in several Hollywood motion pictures.
