American screenwriter

Cynthia Whitcomb is an American television screenwriter and teacher. She has been nominated for numerous awards including the Emmy, the Edgar and the Humanitas Prize.

Contents

• 1 Background
• 2 Selected credits
  • 2.1 Television
  • 2.2 Theatre
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Background

In 1969, Whitcomb graduated from Pasadena High School in Pasadena, California where she studied drama under Abel Franco. While she was a freshman at UCLA, Franco gave her one of her first professional writing *ignments. She received $25 in advance and $25 upon completion to write, "Here," a spoof of the musical, Hair. However, the play was never produced due to censorship.

Selected credits

Television

Theatre

• Holidazed, Written with Marc Acito

References

External links

• Official website
• Cynthia Whitcomb at IMDb