Audrey Ann Wells (néeLederer; January 25, 1960 – October 4, 2018) was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer.[2] Her 1999 film Guinevere won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award.
Wells was born in San Francisco, California, to Austrian-American psychiatrist Wolfgang Lederer and Romanian-American psychologist Alexandra Botwin Lederer; her parents fled World War II-era Europe. She had Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jewish ancestry.[3]
Wells worked as a disc jockey at San Francisco jazz radio station KJAZ FM.
She wrote a number of successful screenplays and directed three for which she had created the script. Her works were primarily comedies and romance films. Among her films are The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996) and Under the Tuscan Sun (2003), both of which she also produced. Her 1999 film Guinevere won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival.[5] Wells also co-wrote the script for the comedy The Game Plan.
DeathEdit
Wells was diagnosed with cancer in 2013. She continued to work on film projects up until her death. Wells died on October 4, 2018, at age 58 due to cancer.
The film The Hate U Give, for which she wrote the screenplay, was released the day after she died.[6] She is survived by her husband and daughter.[7]
She also wrote the screenplay for the 2020 Netflix/Pearl Studio animated feature Over the Moon, which was dedicated to her memory.
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^Mike Barnes (October 5, 2018). "Audrey Wells, Screenwriter on 'Under the Tuscan Sun' and 'The Hate U Give,' Dies at 58". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
audrey, wells, audrey, wells, née, lederer, january, 1960, october, 2018, american, screenwriter, film, director, producer, 1999, film, guinevere, waldo, salt, screenwriting, award, bornaudrey, lederer, 1960, january, 1960, francisco, california, diedoctober, . Audrey Ann Wells nee Lederer January 25 1960 October 4 2018 was an American screenwriter film director and producer 2 Her 1999 film Guinevere won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award Audrey WellsBornAudrey Ann Lederer 1960 01 25 January 25 1960 1 San Francisco California U S DiedOctober 4 2018 2018 10 04 aged 58 Santa Monica California U S OccupationsScreenwriterfilm directorproducerYears active1996 2018SpouseBrian LarkyChildrenTatiana Wells Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Death 4 Filmography 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and education EditWells was born in San Francisco California to Austrian American psychiatrist Wolfgang Lederer and Romanian American psychologist Alexandra Botwin Lederer her parents fled World War II era Europe She had Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jewish ancestry 3 She graduated from U C Berkeley and UCLA 4 Career EditWells worked as a disc jockey at San Francisco jazz radio station KJAZ FM She wrote a number of successful screenplays and directed three for which she had created the script Her works were primarily comedies and romance films Among her films are The Truth About Cats amp Dogs 1996 and Under the Tuscan Sun 2003 both of which she also produced Her 1999 film Guinevere won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the Sundance Film Festival 5 Wells also co wrote the script for the comedy The Game Plan Death EditWells was diagnosed with cancer in 2013 She continued to work on film projects up until her death Wells died on October 4 2018 at age 58 due to cancer The film The Hate U Give for which she wrote the screenplay was released the day after she died 6 She is survived by her husband and daughter 7 She also wrote the screenplay for the 2020 Netflix Pearl Studio animated feature Over the Moon which was dedicated to her memory Filmography EditThe Truth About Cats amp Dogs 1996 writer executive producer George of the Jungle 1997 co screenwriter Guinevere 1999 writer director feature directorial debut Disney s The Kid 2000 writer Under the Tuscan Sun 2003 screen story writer screenwriter director producer Shall We Dance 2004 screenwriter The Game Plan 2007 co story writer The Fugees 2012 director A Dog s Purpose 2017 co screenwriter The Hate U Give 2018 screenwriter film released posthumously Abominable 2019 Additional screenplay material with Irena Brigull and William Davies film released posthumously Over the Moon 2020 writer film released posthumously The film was dedicated to her memory See also EditList of female film and television directorsReferences Edit Audrey A Lederer Born 01 25 1960 in California CaliforniaBirthIndex org Retrieved October 3 2020 Rebecca Flint Marx Audrey Wells Movies amp TV Dept The New York Times Archived from the original on April 11 2013 The Endearing Jewish World of Jenny Slate February 28 2022 Mervosh Sarah October 7 2018 Audrey Wells Screenwriter Behind The Hate U Give Dies at 58 The New York Times Retrieved October 9 2018 Turan Kenneth September 24 1999 Movie Review A Guinevere to Capture Any Man s Heart The Los Angeles Times Stedman Alex October 5 2018 The Hate U Give Screenwriter Audrey Wells Dies at 58 Variety Retrieved October 5 2018 Mike Barnes October 5 2018 Audrey Wells Screenwriter on Under the Tuscan Sun and The Hate U Give Dies at 58 The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved March 14 2021 External links EditAudrey Wells at IMDb Biography of uk movies yahoo com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Audrey Wells amp oldid 1176869567, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
