Carol Sobieski

American screenwriter (1939–1990)

Carol Sobieski

Sobieski with her son James

Born|

Carol O'Brien

March 16, 1939

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Died| November 4, 1990(1990-11-04) (aged 51)

Santa Monica, California, United States

Occupation| Writer
Years active| 1964–1990
Spouse| James Louis Sobieski
Awards| Humanitas Prize
1978 Family

Carol Sobieski (March 16, 1939 – November 4, 1990) was an American screenwriter whose work included the scripts for Annie (1982) and Fried Green Tomatoes (1991).

## Early life[edit]

Sobieski was born Carol O'Brien in Chicago, Illinois, in 1939.[1] Her father was a lawyer and her mother a politician and teacher.[1] Five years later, the family moved close to Amarillo in Texas.[1] Sobieski attended Smith College and received her Master's degree in Literature from Trinity College, Dublin.[1] She married lawyer James Louis Sobieski in 1964, and they had three children.[1][2]

## Film career[edit]

In 1978, Sobieski won the Humanitas Prize for the television series Family. She was nominated for two Emmy Awards, for Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking in 1977, and Sarah, Plain and Tall in 1991.

Sobieski and author Fannie Flagg were awarded the 1991 USC Scripter Award for their screenplay for Fried Green Tomatoes, the film adaptation of Flagg's novel, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. They were also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.[3]

## Filmography[edit]

* 1973: Sunshine
* 1976: Family
* 1976: Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking
* 1976: Amelia Earhart \- television miniseries
* 1978: Casey's Shadow[4]
* 1980: Honeysuckle Rose
* 1980: The Women's Room
* 1982: Annie
* 1982: The Toy
* 1985: Sylvester
* 1988: The Bourne Identity \- television movie
* 1989: Winter People
* 1991: Sarah, Plain and Tall
* 1991: Fried Green Tomatoes
* 1993: Money for Nothing

## Death[edit]

Sobieski was 51 years old when she died on November 4, 1990, in Santa Monica, California.[1] Her cause of death was from the blood plasma liver disease known as amyloidosis.[2] She was survived by her husband and three children.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f Cottrell, Debbie Mauldin. "SOBIESKI, CAROL O'BRIEN". Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
2. ^ a b Blau, Eleanor (9 November 1990). "Carol Sobieski, 51, A Writer of Scripts For Films and TV". The New York Times.
3. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "Carol Sobieski > Overview". Allmovie. Archived from the original on 2006-04-26. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
4. ^ Canby, Vincent (1978-03-17). "Casey's Shadow". The New York Times.

## External links[edit]

* Carol Sobieski at IMDb

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1980s|

* Hugh Whitemore and Helene Hanff (1988)
* Frank Galati, Lawrence Kasdan, and Anne Tyler (1989)

1990s|

* Steven Zaillian and Oliver Sacks (1990)
* Carol Sobieski and Fannie Flagg (1991)
* Richard Friedenberg and Norman Maclean (1992)
* Steven Zaillian and Thomas Keneally (1993)
* Frank Darabont and Stephen King (1994)
* Emma Thompson and Jane Austen (1995)
* Anthony Minghella and Michael Ondaatje (1996)
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* Steven Zaillian and Jonathan Harr (1998)
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* Simon Beaufoy and Vikas Swarup (2008)
* Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner, and Walter Kirn (2009)

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* Aaron Sorkin and Ben Mezrich (2010)
* Alexander Payne, Jim Rash, Nat Faxon, and Kaui Hart Hemmings (2011)
* Chris Terrio, Antonio J. Mendez, and Joshuah Bearman (2012)
* John Ridley and Solomon Northup (2013)
* Graham Moore and Andrew Hodges (2014)
* Adam McKay, Charles Randolph, and Michael Lewis (2015)
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* James Ivory and André Aciman (2017)
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* Rod Serling (1976)
* James Fritzell & Everett Greenbaum (1977)
* Ernest Kinoy (1978)
* James Costigan (1979)

1980s|

* Howard Rodman (1980)
* Larry Gelbart (1981)
* John McGreevey (1982)
* Herbert Baker (1983)
* John Gay (1984)
* Danny Arnold (1985)
* Richard Levinson & William Link (1986)
* Reginald Rose (1987)
* Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf (1988)
* Hal Kanter (1989)

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* David Shaw (1990)
* Carol Sobieski (1991)
* Madelyn Davis, Bob Carroll, Jr. & Jess Oppenheimer (1992)
* Norman Lear (1993)
* Steven Bochco (1994)
* Carl Reiner (1995)
* Paul Henning (1996)
* David W. Rintels (1997)
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* David Milch (1999)

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* Paul Monash (2000)
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* Loring Mandel (2004)
* Susan Harris (2005)
* Stephen J. Cannell (2006)
* John Wells (2007)
* David Chase (2008)
* William Blinn (2009)

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* Larry David (2010)
* Diane English (2011)
* Marshall Herskovitz & Edward Zwick (2012)
* Joshua Brand & John Falsey (2013)
* Garry Marshall (2014)
* Shonda Rhimes (2015)
* Marta Kauffman & David Crane (2016)
* Aaron Sorkin (2017)
* Alison Cross (2018)
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* Merrill Markoe (2020)
* Yvette Lee Bowser (2023)

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