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Her second husband was Oscar-winning screenwriter Edward Anhalt (Panic in the Streets, Becket).
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 7 Feb. 2026
Unions have assumed the negative, as witnessed by the 148-day strike by Hollywood screenwriters in 2023 over the effects of AI on their craft.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
The Oscar-winning screenwriter and filmmaker added a black opal, diamond and platinum necklace by Cartier to her deep red dress.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Feb. 2026
Panahi and the screenwriter, who is also a journalist and human rights activist, actually first met in Tehran’s Evin Prison.
—Yohana Desta, Vanity Fair, 5 Feb. 2026
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 7 Feb. 2026
Unions have assumed the negative, as witnessed by the 148-day strike by Hollywood screenwriters in 2023 over the effects of AI on their craft.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
The Oscar-winning screenwriter and filmmaker added a black opal, diamond and platinum necklace by Cartier to her deep red dress.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 Feb. 2026
Panahi and the screenwriter, who is also a journalist and human rights activist, actually first met in Tehran’s Evin Prison.
—Yohana Desta, Vanity Fair, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Screenwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screenwriter. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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screenwriter
noun
screen·writ·er
-ˌrīt-ər 
: a writer of screenplays
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