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Joanna Lee(1931-2003)

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Script and Continuity Department
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The inhabitants of a small Illinois town begin disappearing after a strange cone is found sticking out of the ground nearby.
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Joanna Lee was born on 7 April 1931 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. She was a producer and writer, known for Plan 9 from Outer Space (1958), ABC Afterschool Specials (1972) and CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984). She was married to John A. Ciampa and Meyer Gerard Kaplan. She died on 24 October 2003 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornApril 7, 1931
DiedOctober 24, 2003(72)
BornApril 7, 1931
DiedOctober 24, 2003(72)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 wins & 12 nominations total

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Known for

Plan 9 from Outer Space (1958)
Plan 9 from Outer Space
3.9
  • Tanna
  • 1958
Melissa Sue Anderson and Marion Ross in ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
ABC Afterschool Specials
7.2
TV Series
  • Producer
CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)
CBS Schoolbreak Special
6.9
TV Series
  • Producer
Richard Thomas, Will Geer, Judy Norton, Ellen Corby, Kami Cotler, David W. Harper, Michael Learned, Mary Beth McDonough, Eric Scott, Ralph Waite, and Jon Walmsley in The Waltons (1972)
The Waltons
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Producer

  • The Eyes Are the Best Part
    • producer
    • Pre-production
  • CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)
    CBS Schoolbreak Special
    6.9
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1984–1990
  • Melissa Sue Anderson and Marion Ross in ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
    ABC Afterschool Specials
    7.2
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • 1987–1989
  • Jane Krakowski, Matthew Ashford, Domini Blythe, Colleen Dion, Terri Eoff, David Forsyth, Lee Godart, Louan Gideon, Marcia McCabe, Jeffrey Meek, Jacqueline Schultz, and Mary Stuart in Search for Tomorrow (1951)
    Search for Tomorrow
    7.0
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1983
  • Children of Divorce (1980)
    Children of Divorce
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1980
  • Janet Leigh, Lee Meriwether, and Loretta Swit in Mirror, Mirror (1979)
    Mirror, Mirror
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1979
  • Shaun Cassidy and Linda Purl in Like Normal People (1979)
    Like Normal People
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1979
  • The Love Tapes (1979)
    The Love Tapes
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1979
  • Christopher Ciampa, Suzanne Crough, Elinor Donahue, Johnny Doran, Julie Anne Haddock, Lory Walsh, K.C. Martel, Lawrence Pressman, and Sunshine Lee in Mulligan's Stew (1977)
    Mulligan's Stew
    7.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1977
  • Susan Dey and Natasha Ryan in Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night (1977)
    Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1977
  • Mariel Hemingway in I Want to Keep My Baby! (1976)
    I Want to Keep My Baby!
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1976
  • Susan Clark in Babe (1975)
    Babe
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 1975
  • A Pocket Filled with Dreams
    • producer
    • 1974

Writer

  • CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984)
    CBS Schoolbreak Special
    6.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • writer
    • 1984–1990
  • Melissa Sue Anderson and Marion Ross in ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)
    ABC Afterschool Specials
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1987–1989
  • Dynasty (1981)
    Dynasty
    6.4
    TV Series
    • teleplay by (as Joanna Emerson)
    • 1987
  • Children of Divorce (1980)
    Children of Divorce
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Shaun Cassidy and Linda Purl in Like Normal People (1979)
    Like Normal People
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1979
  • The Love Tapes (1979)
    The Love Tapes
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Writer (as Joanna Emerson)
    • 1979
  • Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women (1978)
    Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1978
  • Tell Me My Name (1977)
    Tell Me My Name
    4.0
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Christopher Ciampa, Suzanne Crough, Elinor Donahue, Johnny Doran, Julie Anne Haddock, Lory Walsh, K.C. Martel, Lawrence Pressman, and Sunshine Lee in Mulligan's Stew (1977)
    Mulligan's Stew
    7.1
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • writer
    • 1977
  • Susan Dey and Natasha Ryan in Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night (1977)
    Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1977
  • Mariel Hemingway in I Want to Keep My Baby! (1976)
    I Want to Keep My Baby!
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1976
  • Susan Clark in Babe (1975)
    Babe
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1975
  • Sunshine
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • Cage Without a Key (1975)
    Cage Without a Key
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1975
  • A Pocket Filled with Dreams
    • Writer
    • 1974

Script and Continuity Department

  • Michael Constantine, Lloyd Haynes, Denise Nicholas, and Karen Valentine in Room 222 (1969)
    Room 222
    7.7
    TV Series
    • executive script consultant
    • 1971–1972

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Joanna Emerson
  • Born
    • April 7, 1931
    • Newark, New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • October 24, 2003
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(bone cancer)
  • Spouses
      John A. CiampaDecember 10, 1966 - June 11, 1969 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Christopher Ciampa
  • Parents
    • Harry I. Jacobs

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Once a writer for the popular animated series The Flintstones, she is noted for creating the character known as "The Great Gazoo".
  • Quotes
    The women I write about are winners. I want women to win in life.

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