Jane Wagner

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Jane Wagner

Writing 91 June 26, 1935

Morristown, Tennessee, USA

Jane Wagner (born February 26, 1935), one of America’s most distinguished playwrights, has won numerous awards, including: several Emmys for writing and producing and a Writer’s…

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Jane Wagner (born February 26, 1935), one of America’s most distinguished playwrights, has won numerous awards, including: several Emmys for writing and producing and a Writer’s Guild Award for her work in television. Wagner has also won a New York Drama Critics’ Circle Special Award and a New York Drama Desk Award for her Broadway success, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe; a CableAce Award for Executive Producing the film adaptation of The Search; three Grammy nominations for comedy albums she wrote with Lily Tomlin, Modern Scream, And That's the Truth, and On Stage; and two Peabody Awards--the first for the CBS television special, J.T., and the second for the ABC television special, Edith Ann’s Christmas: Just Say Noël.

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  1. 2020
    Radium Girls

    Movie Executive Producer

  2. 2013
    An Apology to Elephants

    Movie Executive Producer

  3. 1996
  4. 1994
    Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home

    Movie Writer

  5. 1994
  6. 1993
    An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends

    Movie Technical Advisor

  7. 1991
  8. 1987
    Lily Tomlin

    Movie Herself

  9. 1982
    Lily for President?

    Movie Executive Producer

  10. 1981
    Lily: Sold Out

    Movie Executive Producer

  11. 1981
    The Incredible Shrinking Woman

    Movie Screenplay

  12. 1979
    Appearing Nitely

    Movie Writer

  13. 1978
    Moment by Moment

    Movie Director

  14. 1975
    Saturday Night Live

    TV show Writer

  15. 1973
    Juke and Opal

    Movie Writer

  16. 1973
    Lily

    Movie Writer

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  1. 1971
    J.T.

    Movie Writer