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10 Facts About Nancy Oliver

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Nancy Oliver was born on February 8,1955 and is an American playwright and screenwriter who is best known for her work on the successful TV series Six Feet Under.

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Nancy Oliver was born in Syracuse, New York and raised in Framingham, Massachusetts.

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Nancy Oliver began writing at an early age and earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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Nancy Oliver earned a Master of Arts degree in Acting and Directing from Florida State University.

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Nancy Oliver later teamed up again with Alan Ball, becoming his script reader.

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Nancy Oliver began as a writer during the show's third season and stayed on for three years.

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In 2002, when her agent asked for a project to shop around, Nancy Oliver gave them Lars.

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In 2008, Nancy Oliver received the Humanitas Prize for the screenplay.

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In 2007, Nancy Oliver again teamed up with Alan Ball to write and direct episodes for his HBO vampire series, True Blood.

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Nancy Oliver is in the early stages of another film project.