Bronté Woodard

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Bronte Woodard
Born(1940-10-08)October 8, 1940
DiedAugust 6, 1980(1980-08-06) (aged 39)
Los Angeles
OccupationWriter

Bronte Woodard (October 8, 1940 – August 6, 1980) was an American writer best known for penning the adapted screenplay for the hit film Grease. He was born October 8, 1940 in Alabama. He also co-wrote the screenplay for the 1980 Village People film Can't Stop the Music with Grease producer Allan Carr. He also wrote a novel, Meet Me at the Melba.[1] Raised in Atlanta, he died of hepatitis-related liver failure at the age of 39 on August 6, 1980 in Los Angeles, California.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Review of Meet Me at the Melba, Kirkus Reviews, April 4, 1977.
  2. ^ "Bronte Woodard, Screenwriter", UPI in The Hour, August 7, 1980.
  3. ^ Diane Hopper Schmidt, "One hundred years of caring", The Cedartown Standard, August 2, 2005.

External links

  • Bronte Woodward at IMDb
  • Grease at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • "Bronte Woodard". Variety.com. Reed Elsevier Inc.
  • "Grease Review". Variety.com. Reed Elsevier Inc. January 1, 1978.
  • Maslin, Janet. "Bronte Woodard". The New York Times online. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
  • "Grease; Screenplay By Bronte Woodard; a Robert Stigwood / Allan Carr Production (Unknown Binding)". Amazon.com.