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Jane Wagner

Jane Wagner

Writer · Born June 26, 1935 · Morristown, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

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.

Wrote 14

1990s

  1. 1996

    Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël)

    Writer

  2. 1994

    Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home

    Writer

  3. Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle

    Writer

  4. 1991

    The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe

    Writer

1980s

  1. 1982

    Lily for President?

    Writer

  2. 1981

    Lily: Sold Out

    Writer

  3. The Incredible Shrinking Woman

    Screenplay

1970s

  1. 1979

    Appearing Nitely

    Writer

  2. 1978

    Moment by Moment

    Writer

  3. 1975
  4. 1973

    Juke and Opal

    Writer

  5. 1971

    J.T.

    Writer

Produced 8

1990s

  1. 1996

    Edith Ann's Christmas (Just Say Noël)

    Executive Producer

  2. 1994

    Edith Ann: Homeless Go Home

    Executive Producer

  3. Edith Ann: A Few Pieces of the Puzzle

    Executive Producer

1980s

  1. 1982

    Lily for President?

    Executive Producer

  2. 1981

    Lily: Sold Out

    Executive Producer

1970s

  1. 1973

Other crew 2

1990s

  1. 1993

    An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends

    Technical Advisor

Directed 1

1970s

  1. 1978

    Moment by Moment

    Director

Appearances1

1980s

  1. 1987

    Lily Tomlin

    Herself