1. Diane English was born on May 18,1948 and is an American screenwriter, producer and director.
10 Facts About Diane English
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Diane English is best known for creating the television show Murphy Brown which won multiple awards, including 18 Primetime Emmy Awards from 62 nominations.
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Diane English wrote and directed the 2008 feature film The Women.
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Diane English has won numerous awards, including 3 Emmy Awards, and received numerous nominations.
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English was born in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of Anne English and Richard English who was an electrical engineer.
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Diane English graduated from Nardin Academy in Buffalo, and then from Buffalo State College in 1970.
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Diane English began her career at WNET, the PBS affiliate in New York City, working first as a story editor for The Theatre in America series, and then as associate director of TV Lab.
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Diane English followed that with the television movies Her Life as a Man and Classified Love.
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In 1992, Diane English stirred up controversy when the title character decided to have a child out of wedlock.
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In 2008, Diane English wrote, produced and directed The Women, her feature film debut.