Bettina Gilois
Bettina Gilois (July 9, 1961 – July 5, 2020) was a German-American screenwriter and author, known for her work on the HBO film Bessie, and Disney's Glory Road and McFarland, USA. Gilois won an Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Writing of a Television Movie and a Black Reel Awards of 2016 nomination for Bessie. She also won two Image Award nominations for Bessie and McFarland, USA. Gilois was a Humanitas Prize nominee in 2006 and a Black Reel Awards of 2007 nominee for Glory Road.
Bettina Gilois | |
|---|---|
Gilois at the 47th NAACP Image Awards in 2016 | |
| Born | July 9, 1961 West Berlin, West Germany |
| Died | July 5, 2020 (aged 58) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, author |
| Nationality | German-American |
| Alma mater | Barnard College (1985) |
| Notable works | Bessie (2015) McFarland, USA (2015) Glory Road (2006) |
| Notable awards | Critics Choice Award, Emmy nomination |
Gilois was an associate professor in the Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.