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Ellen M. Violett  Television Writer

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Writer, Teleplays: “The Lottery,” Cameo Theater (1950); Teleplays for Omnibus: “The Duchess and the Smugs” (1954), “Brewsie and Willie (1954), “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” (1955), “Salome” (1955), “Dear Brutus” (1956); Center Stage: “The Heart of a Clown” (1954); Sunday Spectacular: “The Skin of Our Teeth,” (1955); Producers’ Showcase: “The Barretts of Wimpole Street” (1956); Theatre 62: “Rebecca” (1962); The Defenders (1961–65); ABC Stage 67: “The Trap of Solid Gold” (1967); CBS Playhouse: “The Experiment” (1969); Go Ask Alice (1973); Great Performances: “Big Blonde” (1980); Great Performances: Tales from the Hollywood Hills: “The Closed Set” (1988); Story (with Michael McTaggart), Hallmark Hall of Fame: “Blind Spot” (1993); Executive Script Editor, Nurse (1981–82)
 

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Barnard College, BA, Playwriting, 1946
 

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