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Joyce Hooper Corrington is a Scriptwriter American born on 5 august 1936

Joyce Hooper Corrington

Joyce Hooper Corrington
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Nationality USA
Birth 5 august 1936 (88 years)

Joyce Hooper Corrington (born August 5, 1936) is an American television and film writer. She was married to fellow soap opera writer John William Corrington who died in 1988.

With her husband, John William Corrington, she wrote five screenplays, Von Richthofen and Brown (1969), The Omega Man (1971), Boxcar Bertha (1971), The Arena (1972) and Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) and a television film, The Killer Bees (1974).

She is also known for creating the short-lived soap opera Texas along with her husband John and fellow soap opera colleague Paul Rauch. She also wrote for other soap operas including General Hospital and One Life to Live. Her most recent position was as a producer and story editor for MTV's "The Real World.

Best films

I Am Legend (2007)
(Original Film Writer)

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Filmography of Joyce Hooper Corrington (7 films)

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Scriptwriter

I Am Legend, 1h44
Directed by Francis Lawrence
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Themes Films about animals, La fin du monde, Films about magic and magicians, Medical-themed films, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Films about dogs, Vampires in film, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Catastrophe épidémiologique, Political films, Dystopian films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Disaster films
Actors Will Smith, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Willow Smith, Dash Mihok
Roles Original Film Writer
Rating72% 3.600063.600063.600063.600063.60006
In 2009, a genetically re-engineered measles virus, originally created as a cure for cancer, turns into a lethal strain which kills 90% of those it infects, and mutates the remaining 10% into predatory, nocturnal mutants called "Darkseekers" who are extremely vulnerable to sunlight and other sources of UV. Three years after the outbreak, US Army virologist Lieutenant Colonel Robert Neville (Will Smith) lives an isolated life in the ruins of New York City, which is now deserted, unsure if any other uninfected humans are left in the world.
The Arena
The Arena (1974)
, 1h23
Directed by Joe D'Amato, Steve Carver
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Themes Films about slavery, Sports films
Actors Pam Grier, Paul Müller, Rosalba Neri, Maria Pia Conte, Vassili Karis, Silvio Laurenzi
Roles Writer
Rating52% 2.604922.604922.604922.604922.60492
The Arena, set in the ancient Roman town of Brundusium, is about a group of slave girls who are sold to a man named Timarchus (Daniele Vargas), the organizer of the events that take place in the town’s colosseum. After a fight breaks out amongst the girls, Timarchus gets the idea of putting the women in the ring to fight to the death. The recently captured Mamawi (Pam Grier) and Bodicia (Margaret Markov) realize they must stick together if they are to survive.
Killer Bees, 1h14
Directed by Curtis Harrington
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about insects
Actors Gloria Swanson, Kate Jackson, Edward Albert, Craig Stevens, John Getz, Roger Davis
Roles Writer
Rating48% 2.413022.413022.413022.413022.41302
Madame von Bohlen, a strong-willed woman and matriarch of her family, not only runs her family wine business, but she also has a mysterious power; she has psychic control over a swarm of "killer bees" that reside in her vineyard.
Battle for the Planet of the Apes, 1h33
Directed by J. Lee Thompson
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
Themes Films about animals, Films about computing, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Films about apes, Political films, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Disaster films
Actors Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Natalie Trundy, Severn Darden, Lew Ayres, Paul Williams
Rating54% 2.704132.704132.704132.704132.70413
Told as a flashback to the early 21st century with a wraparound sequence narrated by the orangutan Lawgiver (John Huston) in "North America - 2670 A.D.", this sequel follows the ape leader, Caesar (Roddy McDowall), years after a global nuclear war has destroyed civilization. In this post-nuclear society, Caesar tries to cultivate peace between the apes and the surviving humans. A gorilla general named Aldo (Claude Akins), however, opposes this and plots Caesar's downfall. Caesar is married to Lisa (Natalie Trundy), the female ape of the previous film, and they have a son, named Cornelius (Bobby Porter) in honor of Caesar's father.
Boxcar Bertha, 1h28
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy-drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Films about automobiles, Rail transport films, Political films, Road movies, Gangster films
Actors Barbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry Primus, John Carradine, Bernie Casey, Harry Northup
Rating59% 2.999182.999182.999182.999182.99918
The story of Bertha Thompson (played by Barbara Hershey) and "Big" Bill Shelly (played by David Carradine), two train robbers and lovers who are caught up in the plight of railroad workers in the American South. When Bertha is implicated in the murder of a wealthy gambler, the pair become fugitives.
The Omega Man, 1h38
Directed by Boris Sagal
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror
Themes La fin du monde, Medical-themed films, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Films about viral outbreaks, Catastrophe épidémiologique, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Paul Koslo, Rosalind Cash, Eric Laneuville, Brian Tochi
Rating63% 3.198033.198033.198033.198033.19803
In 1975, biological warfare between China and Russia kills most of the world's population. U.S. Army Col. Robert Neville, M.D. is a scientist based in Los Angeles. As he begins to succumb to the plague himself, he injects himself with an experimental vaccine, rendering himself immune.
Von Richthofen and Brown, 1h37
Directed by Roger Corman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors John Phillip Law, Don Stroud, Barry Primus, Corin Redgrave, Hurd Hatfield, Stephen McHattie
Roles Writer
Rating60% 3.0023953.0023953.0023953.0023953.002395
Manfred von Richthofen (John Phillip Law) is a German cavalry officer newly assigned to an air squadron under the command of Oswald Boelcke (Peter Masterson) who quickly becomes an ace. His career is presented on screen intercut with scenes of another pilot across the lines, a Canadian pilot named Roy Brown (Don Stroud) who arrives at a British squadron, where the commanding pilot is a Victoria Cross holder named Lanoe Hawker (Corin Redgrave).