Leslie Dixon
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| Leslie Dixon | |
|---|---|
| Residence | Beverly Hills, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, film producer |
| Spouse(s) | Tom Ropelewski |
Leslie Dixon is an American screenwriter and producer.
Biography
Early life
Leslie Dixon grew up in the Bay Area.[1] She is the granddaughter of photographer Dorothea Lange and landscaper painter Maynard Dixon.
Career
Some of the screenplays she has written include: Outrageous Fortune, Overboard, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Thomas Crown Affair, Pay It Forward, and Hairspray.[2]
She was nominated for a Saturn Award for her Freaky Friday screenplay.
Personal life
She is married to screenwriter Tom Ropelewski.[1] They reside in Beverly Hills, California.[1]
Filmography
- Outrageous Fortune (1987)
- Overboard (1987)
- Loverboy (with Robin Schiff and Tom Ropelewski) (1989) (also Producer)
- Madhouse (1990; producer only)
- Look Who's Talking Now (1993; producer only)
- Mrs. Doubtfire (with Randi Mayem Singer) (1993)
- That Old Feeling (1997) (also Producer)
- The Thomas Crown Affair (with Alan Trustman and Kurt Wimmer) (1999)
- Pay It Forward (2000)
- The Next Best Thing (2000) (Producer only)
- Freaky Friday (with Heather Hach) (2003)
- Just Like Heaven (with Peter Tolan) (2005)
- Hairspray (with Thomas Meehan and Mark O'Donnell; 2007)
- The Heartbreak Kid (with Scot Armstrong, Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly, and Kevin Barnett; 2007)
- Limitless (2011; also producer)
- Gone Girl (2014; producer only)
References
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