Person
Christopher Knopf
Writing · 1927–2019 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Christopher Knopf (December 20, 1927 – February 13, 2019) was an American screenwriter and union executive. He served as the president of the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds (IAWG). He won two awards from the WGAW: the Morgan Cox Award in 1991 and the Edmund H. North Award in 2002.[
Known for
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Teleplay
Cimarron Strip
Creator
Equal Justice
Writer
Peter and Paul
Teleplay
Emperor of the North
Writer
Joy Ride
Screenplay
The King's Thief
Writer
Posse
Screenplay
Baby Girl Scott
Writer
The Choirboys
Screenplay
Filmography
- 2014Pencils Down! The 100 Days of the Writers Guild StrikeSelf
- 1990Equal JusticeWriter
- 1987Prison for ChildrenTeleplay
- 1987Baby Girl ScottWriter
- 1986The Girl Who Spelled FreedomWriter
- 1985Not My KidTeleplay
- 1984Pope John Paul IIWriter
- 1981Peter and PaulTeleplay
- 1977The ChoirboysScreenplay
- 1977Escape from Bogen CountyTeleplay
- 1977Scott JoplinWriter
- 1975PosseScreenplay
- 1974Mrs. SundanceWriter
- 1973Emperor of the NorthWriter
- 1973A Cold Night's DeathWriter
- 1972The BravosTeleplay
- 1967The HuntedWriter
- 1967Cimarron StripCreator
- 1960Hell Bent for LeatherScreenplay
- 1958Joy RideScreenplay
- 1958Wanted: Dead or AliveTeleplay
- 1957The Tall StrangerScreenplay
- 195720 Million Miles to EarthScreenplay
- 1955The King's ThiefWriter
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