Difference between revisions of "Lena Waithe"
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | Screenwriter for several television shows, notably 'Twenties' on the BET network. Comedian. Producer of the independent film “Dear White People” alongside director [[Justin Simien]]. Writer of the viral comedy YouTube clip 'Sh-t Black Girls Say'. | + | Screenwriter for several television shows, notably 'Twenties' on the BET network. Comedian. Producer of the independent film “Dear White People” alongside director [[Justin Simien]]. Writer of the viral comedy YouTube clip 'Sh-t Black Girls Say'. First black woman to win an Emmy Award for Comedy Writing (2017). |
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* http://www.advocate.com/40-under-40-emerging-voices/2014/08/20/40-under-40-writers-lena-waithe-and-justin-simien-show | * http://www.advocate.com/40-under-40-emerging-voices/2014/08/20/40-under-40-writers-lena-waithe-and-justin-simien-show | ||
* http://www.out.com/out-exclusives/2017/5/12/lena-waithe-coming-out-writing-best-master-none-episode-yet | * http://www.out.com/out-exclusives/2017/5/12/lena-waithe-coming-out-writing-best-master-none-episode-yet | ||
| + | * http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/09/18/lena-waithe-is-the-first-black-woman-to-win-an-emmy-for-comedy-writing/ | ||
Revision as of 20:02, 18 September 2017
Contents
Country
United States
Birth - Death
Occupation
Writer
Notable Accomplishments
Emmy Award
Description
Screenwriter for several television shows, notably 'Twenties' on the BET network. Comedian. Producer of the independent film “Dear White People” alongside director Justin Simien. Writer of the viral comedy YouTube clip 'Sh-t Black Girls Say'. First black woman to win an Emmy Award for Comedy Writing (2017).
See Also
Further Reading/Research
- http://newsone.com/2689947/lena-waithe-twenties/
- http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=5200
- http://www.advocate.com/40-under-40-emerging-voices/2014/08/20/40-under-40-writers-lena-waithe-and-justin-simien-show
- http://www.out.com/out-exclusives/2017/5/12/lena-waithe-coming-out-writing-best-master-none-episode-yet
- http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/09/18/lena-waithe-is-the-first-black-woman-to-win-an-emmy-for-comedy-writing/
