Michael McDowell
Michael McEachern McDowell (June 1, 1950 – December 27, 1999) was an American novelist and screenwriter. He was described by Stephen King as "the finest writer of paperback originals in America today." His best-known work is the screenplay for the Tim Burton film Beetlejuice. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael McDowell (author), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- 1950-06-01 · Enterprise, Alabama, USA
- Died
- 1999-12-27
Known for
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) — Adaptation
- Beetlejuice (1988) — Story
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) — Characters
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) — Screenplay
- Thinner (1996) — Screenplay
- Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) — Screenplay
- Amazing Stories (1985) — Writer
- Tales from the Darkside (1984) — Writer
- The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) — Teleplay
- Cold Moon (2016) — Novel
- Monsters (1988) — Writer
- Golden Tales (1993) — Writer
- Tales from the Darkside (1990) — Writer
- The Haunting of Fox Hollow Farm (2011) — Himself
- Bone Chillers (1996) — Teleplay
- Golden Tales 2 (1995)