Sandra Weintraub

American soap opera writer and producer

For the American professor, see Sandra Weintraub (psychologist).

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Sandra Weintraub Roland is an American soap opera writer and producer. She is most notable for her writing on CBS's The Young and the Restless, which she has written in different positions since 1998. In the 1970s she was also notable for her close relationship with Martin Scorsese. They lived together for four years during which time she worked on Scorsese's Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore as associate producer,[1] and also served in other production capacities on Taxi Driver and Mean Streets. In addition, she appeared briefly, and uncredited, in the latter film. Raised in New York City, she is one of four children[2] of former Warner Bros. production executive Fred Weintraub.[3]

## Filmography

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### Films

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Title  | Year  | Director  | Writer  | Producer  | Notes

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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | 1974  | No  | No  | Associate  |
Tom Horn | 1980  | No  | No  | Associate  |
High Road to China | 1983  | No  | Yes  | No  |
Out of Control | 1985  | No  | Yes  | No  |
The Princess Academy | 1987  | No  | Yes  | Yes  |
The Women's Club | 1987  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Directorial debut
China O'Brien | 1990  | No  | Story  | Yes  |
China O'Brien II | 1990  | No  | No  | Yes  | Direct-to-video
The Best of the Martial Arts Films | 1990  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Documentary film
Born to Ride | 1991  | No  | No  | Yes  |
Gypsy Eyes | 1992  | No  | No  | Yes  |
Other credits  Title  | Year  | Credited as  | Director

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Mean Streets | 1973  | Pre-production and post-production coordinator  | Martin Scorsese
Taxi Driver | 1976  | Creative consultant  | Martin Scorsese

### Television

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Title  | Year  | Writer  | Producer  | Notes

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Chips, the War Dog | 1990  | Story  | Yes  | Television film
The New Adventures of Robin Hood | 1997-1998  | Yes  | Supervising  | 19 episodes, also creator
La Femme Musketeer | 2004  | Yes  | No  | Miniseries (2 episodes)
The Young and the Restless | 2008-2012  | Yes  | No  | 250 episodes

## Awards

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* Daytime Emmy Award, Win, 2006, Best Writing, The Young and The Restless
* Writers Guild of America Award, Win, 2006 season, The Young and The Restless

## References

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1. ^ "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)". Imdb.com, Inc. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
2. ^ Roberts, Sam (8 March 2017). "Fred Weintraub, 88, Dies..." The New York Times. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
3. ^ Biskind, Peter (1998). Easy Riders, Raging Bulls. New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 226, 230. ISBN 0-684-80996-6.

## External links

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* IMDb bio

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