Bronte Woodard

Bronte Woodard (October 8, 1940 – August 6, 1980) was an American writer best known for penning the adapted screenplay for the hit film Grease. Born in Alabama, he also co-wrote the screenplay for the 1980 Village People film Can't Stop the Music with Grease producer Allan Carr. He also wrote a novel, Meet Me at the Melba.[1] Raised in Atlanta, he died of hepatitis-related liver failure at the age of 39 on August 6, 1980 in Los Angeles, California.[2][3]

Bronte Woodard
Born(1940-10-08)October 8, 1940
Alabama, US
DiedAugust 6, 1980(1980-08-06) (aged 39)
Los Angeles
OccupationWriter

Announced unrealized projects

In 1976, Universal Studios announced plans to make a film of Anne Rivers Siddons' novel Heartbreak Hotel for which Woodard would write the screenplay.[4] However, the novel was not actually filmed until several years after Woodard's death, reaching the screen under the title Heart of Dixie in 1989 with a screenplay by Tom McCown instead of Woodard.[5]

References
  1. Review of Meet Me at the Melba, Kirkus Reviews, April 4, 1977.
  2. "Bronte Woodard, Screenwriter", UPI in The Hour, August 7, 1980.
  3. Diane Hopper Schmidt, "One hundred years of caring", The Cedartown Standard, August 2, 2005.
  4. "Novel Bought". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. AP. December 13, 1976. p. 13. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
  5. Canby, Vincent (September 16, 1989). "Heart of Dixie". The New York Times. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
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