Jane Wagner
American writer, director and producer (born 1935)
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1936-02-26
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February 26, 1936
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Morristown, Tennessee
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Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, director, producer |
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Jane Wagner (born February 26, 1935) is an American writer, director and producer. She is Lily Tomlin 's comedy writer, collaborator and wife. [1] [2] [3]
Early life and education
Wagner was born and raised in Morristown, Tennessee , where she developed an interest in writing. She attended Morristown High School , where she wrote for the school newspaper. At 17, she moved from East Tennessee to New York City , where she studied painting and sculpture at the School of Visual Arts and pursued an acting career. [4]
Career
Early in her life she toured with the Barter Theatre of Abingdon, Virginia , and later became a designer for such firms as Kimberly-Clark and Fieldcrest. [5]
She made her writing debut with the CBS afternoon special J.T. (1969), for which she won the Peabody Award — and drew the attention of Tomlin, who was looking for someone to help develop the Laugh-In character Edith Ann. It was the beginning of a collaboration that continues to this day. [6]
Wagner has been nominated for Grammy Awards , with Tomlin, for the comic's recorded albums and has won three Emmy Awards and a Writers Guild of America award, also with Tomlin, for the comic's television specials. [7] [8]
She wrote and directed Moment by Moment , starring Tomlin and John Travolta , and wrote The Incredible Shrinking Woman , which starred Tomlin. [9] [10]
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe won Wagner a Special Award from the New York Drama Critics' Circle and a New York Drama Desk Award . The film adaptation of the play brought Wagner a Cable ACE Award . [11]
Wagner won a second Peabody for the ABC special, Edith Ann's Christmas: Just Say Noel (1996). [12]
Since its launch in 2008, Wagner has been a contributor for wowOwow .com, a website for women to discuss culture, politics and gossip. [13]
Honors, awards and nominations
Annie Award
1997: nominated – Best Individual Achievement: Writing in a TV Production –
Edith Ann's Christmas: Just Say Noel
[14]
Drama Desk Award
2001: nominated – Outstanding Revival of a Play –
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
[15]
1986:
won
– Unique Theatrical Experience –
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
[15]
Emmy Award
1993: nominated – Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special –
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
[16]
1981:
won
– Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program –
Lily: Sold Out
[16]
1981: nominated – Outstanding Writing in a Variety, Music or Comedy Program –
Lily: Sold Out
[16]
1976:
won
– Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special –
The Lily Tomlin Special
[16]
1976: nominated – Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Special –
The Lily Tomlin Special
[16]
1974:
won
– Outstanding Writing in Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music –
Lily
[16]
Peabody Award
1996:
won
–
Edith Ann's Christmas: Just Say Noel
[17]
1970:
won
–
J.T.
[18]
Tony Award
2001: nominated – Best Revival of a Play –
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
[15]
2020: won – Lambda Literary Visionary prize [6]
Works and publications
- Wagner, Jane, and Gordon Parks, Jr. J.T. New York: Dell, 1971. ISBN 978-0-440-44275-2 OCLC 25466332
- Tomlin, Lily, and Jane Wagner. On Stage. New York, N.Y.: Arista, 1977. Recorded live at the Biltmore Theatre, New York City. Audio book on LP. OCLC 858894156
- Wagner, Jane. Development and Effect of Feminist Consciousness Raising Women's Groups, Los Angeles, Late 1960s Through 1982. Ph.D. Thesis/dissertation. Wright Institute, Los Angeles. 1983. OCLC 18254930
- Wagner, Jane, Elon Soltes, Wendy Apple, and Lily Tomlin. Appearing Nitely. Valley Village, Calif.: Tomlin and Wagner Theatricalz, 1992. Recorded live at the Huntington Hartford Theater in Los Angeles, Calif. Originally produced for television in 1978. Video recording. OCLC 28219227
- Wagner, Jane. Edith Ann – My Life, So Far. New York: Hyperion, 1994. As told to and illustrated by Jane Wagner. ISBN 978-0-786-86120-0 OCLC 31236871
- Tomlin, Lily, Jane Wagner, and Anna Deavere Smith . Conversation with Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner, October 25, 1994. San Francisco: City Arts & Lectures, Inc, 1994. Masonic Auditorium. OCLC 743427376
- Wagner, Jane. J.T. New York: Carousel Films, 2000. DVD. Originally broadcast in 1969. Jeannette Du Bois, Theresa Merritt , Kevin Hooks . OCLC 63681705
- Tomlin, Lily, and Jane Wagner. And That's the Truth. United States: Universal Music Enterprises, 2003. Recorded live at The Ice House, Pasadena, March 1976. Audio book. OCLC 212930925
- Tomlin, Lily, and Jane Wagner. The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe. Tarzana, Calif.: Laugh.com, 2005. 1992 HBO television film. A film adaptation of the Broadway play by Jane Wagner. OCLC 63664207
- Wagner, Jane, Marilyn French, and Lily Tomlin. The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe. New York, NY: ItBooks, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2012. Reprint. Originally published: New York : Harper & Row, 1986. Based on the Broadway play written by Wagner starring Lily Tomlin. Includes an Afterword by Marilyn French and Reflections by Lily Tomlin and by Jane Wagner. ISBN 978-0-062-10737-4 OCLC 798732509
References
- ↑ Jones, Christopher. "Congratulations!: Lily Tomlin Marries Longtime Partner Jane Wagner" . Instinct Magazine . Instinct Publishing, Inc . Retrieved January 6, 2014 .
- ↑ Smith, Liz (January 3, 2014). "Was life a 'Cabaret' for Bob Fosse? Yes, no, maybe" . Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on January 7, 2014 . Retrieved January 6, 2014 .
- ↑ Shulman, Randy (April 27, 2006), "Lily Tomlin – The actress discusses her career, her upcoming show at Bethesda's Strathmore, and life with her partner Jane Wagner" , Metro Weekly , retrieved July 3, 2007
- ↑ "Jane Wagner" . Tomlin/Wagner . Retrieved July 25, 2023 .
- ↑ "AND THAT'S THE TRUTH" . Chicago Tribune . November 8, 1994 . Retrieved July 25, 2023 .
- 1 2 Appler, Michael (July 2, 2020). "Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner Recall Falling in Love With Each Other 50 Years Ago" . Variety . Retrieved July 25, 2023 .
- ↑ "Best Comedy Recording: This Is A Recording" . 14th Annual GRAMMY Awards . Retrieved July 25, 2023 .
- ↑ Gardner, Chris (June 29, 2020). "Writer Jane Wagner to Join Wife Lily Tomlin, Hilton Als for Lambda Literary Conversation" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved July 25, 2023 .
- ↑ "Lily Tomlin is "The Incredible Shrinking Woman" in Shout's Collector's Edition!" . The Virginian-Pilot . November 19, 2017 . Retrieved July 25, 2023 .
- ↑ Brody, Richard (September 9, 2019). "Revisiting "Moment by Moment," Lily Tomlin and John Travolta's Wrongly Despised 1978 Melodrama" . The New Yorker . ISSN 0028-792X . Retrieved July 25, 2023 .
- ↑ "Jane Wagner DIRECTOR" . Playbill .
- ↑ "Edith Ann's Christmas" . The Peabody Awards . Retrieved July 25, 2023 .
- ↑ Rosenbloom, Stephanie (March 6, 2008). "Boldface in Cyberspace: It's a Woman's Domain" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved July 25, 2023 .
- ↑ "Jane Wagner" . IMDb . Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
- 1 2 3 "Jane Wagner" . Internet Broadway Database . Retrieved July 27, 2020 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jane Wagner" . Television Academy . Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
- ↑ "Edith Ann's Christmas" . www.peabodyawards.com . Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
- ↑ "Lily's Long Bloom" . Washington Post . October 26, 2003. ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved December 23, 2018 .
External links
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- Jane Wagner at IMDb
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Jane Wagner
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Internet Broadway Database
- Jane Wagner at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Jane Wagner Biography at www.lilytomlin.com
- Jane Wagner Archived February 23, 2017, at the Wayback Machine at wowOwow
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