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Christopher Knopf

Christopher Knopf

Writer · 1927–2019 · New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

Christopher Knopf (December 20, 1927 – February 13, 2019) was an American screenwriter and union executive. He served as the president of the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds (IAWG). He won two awards from the WGAW: the Morgan Cox Award in 1991 and the Edmund H. North Award in 2002.[

Wrote 20

1980s

  1. 1987

    Prison for Children

    Teleplay

  2. 1985

    Not My Kid

    Teleplay, Story

  3. 1984

    Pope John Paul II

    Writer

  4. 1981

    Peter and Paul

    Teleplay

1970s

  1. 1977

    The Choirboys

    Screenplay

  2. Escape from Bogen County

    Teleplay, Story

  3. Scott Joplin

    Writer

  4. 1975
  5. 1974

    Mrs. Sundance

    Writer

  6. 1973

    Emperor of the North

    Writer

  7. A Cold Night's Death

    Writer

  8. 1972

    The Bravos

    Teleplay, Story

1960s

  1. 1967

    The Hunted

    Writer

  2. 1960

    Hell Bent for Leather

    Screenplay

1950s

  1. 1958

    Joy Ride

    Screenplay

  2. 1957

    The Tall Stranger

    Screenplay

  3. 1955

    The King's Thief

    Writer

Created 1

Appearances1

2010s

  1. 2014

    Pencils Down! The 100 Days of the Writers Guild Strike

    Self