Biography
Getting her feet wet in TV production with the New York City PBS station WNET, English chalked up her first notable writing achievement when she penned an adaptation of Ursula LeGuin's science-fiction classic, "The Lathe of Heaven". She later wrote several other TV-movies ("Her Life as a Man" 1984, "Classified Love" 1986) before creating her first CBS comedy series, "Foley Square". The show lasted only half a season, but English had slightly …
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Career Milestones
2008 | Made directorial debut with the remake of the 1936 play by Clare Boothe Luce, "The Women" (also produced and scripted) | |
1998 | Returned to "Murphy Brown" (CBS) to write the series finale | |
1995 | Created and wrote for the short-lived CBS sitcom "Double Rush" | |
1992 | Formed Shukovsky-English Entertainment with husband Joel Shukovsky | |
1992 | Created and executive produced the CBS series "Love & War" | |
1988 | Created and executive produced the popular CBS sitcom, "Murphy Brown" (also wrote); left after the fourth season | |
1986 | Writer and producer on the CBS sitcom "My Sister Sam" | |
1985 | Produced the short-lived CBS sitcom, "Foley Square" (also wrote) | |
1984 | Scripted the premiere episode ABC's series, "Call to Glory" | |
1980 | Wrote PBS's first full-length TV-movie, "The Lathe of Heaven" | |
| Penned a monthly column for Vogue magazine | ||
1971 | Moved to NYC and worked as a story editor for the public television station WNET | |
1970 | Taught high school English and drama for a year after graduating from college | |
Awards
1992 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in Murphy Brown |
1992 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement In Writing In a Comedy Series in Murphy Brown |
1991 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in Murphy Brown |
1991 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In a Comedy Series in Murphy Brown |
1990 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in Murphy Brown |
1990 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In a Comedy Series in Murphy Brown |
1989 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in Murphy Brown |
1989 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In a Comedy Series in Murphy Brown |