Michael McDowell

Writer · 1950–1999 · Enterprise, Alabama, USA

Biography

Michael McEachern McDowell (June 1, 1950 – December 27, 1999) was an American novelist and screenwriter. He was described by Stephen King as "the finest writer of paperback originals in America today." His best-known work is the screenplay for the Tim Burton film Beetlejuice. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael McDowell (author), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Wrote 16

2020s

2024
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Characters
68

2010s

2016
Cold Moon
Novel
54

1990s

1996
Thinner
Screenplay
45
Bone Chillers
Teleplay
1995
Golden Tales 2
Writer
1993
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Adaptation
83
Golden Tales
Writer
1990
Tales from the Darkside
Writer
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
Screenplay, Writer
58

1980s

1989
Tales from the Crypt
Screenplay
80
1988
Monsters
Writer
72
Beetlejuice
Story, Screenplay
75
1986
The Jar
Teleplay
1985
Amazing Stories
Writer
74
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Teleplay
76
1984
Tales from the Darkside
Writer
73

Acted in 1

1990s

1995
Golden Tales 2
Movie

Directed 1

1980s

1984
Tales from the Darkside
Director
73

Appearances1

2010s

2011
The Haunting of Fox Hollow Farm
Himself