English, Diane

Diane English ( born Diane English , born May 18, 1948) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. English is best known for creating the long-running comedy series Murphy Brown , which aired on CBS from 1988 to 1998. The series brought her three Emmy Awards and two awards from the US Scriptwriters Guild ^[1] .

Diane English
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English in 2007.
Date of Birth
Place of Birth	Buffalo , USA
Citizenship
Profession	screenwriter , producer , director
Career	1971 - present time
Awards	US Scriptwriters Guild Award Prime Time Emmy Award [d] ( 2008 )
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English was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. ^[2] After a decade of working in information programs, in the 1980s, English began her career as a screenwriter, working on the television films Cutter of Heaven (1980) and How She Was a Man (1984). In 1985, she created her first sitcom, Foley Square for CBS . She then worked as a screenwriter in the sitcom My Sister Sam before creating Murphy Brown . This led her to the creation of the sitcoms Love and War (1992-1995), Double Rush (1995) and Ink (1996-1997).

In 2008, English acted as director, screenwriter, and producer of her debut movie Women . English actually wrote the script for the film fifteen years before it was released, but for various reasons its production was delayed. When the film debuted, it received negative reviews from critics, but had moderate success at the box office ^[3] . In 2015, English returned to television, creating a comedy series in which Michelle Pfeiffer will play the main role ^[4] .