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Paul W. Cooper
Paul W. Cooper has been a working freelance television and motion picture screenwriter for more than thirty years. With over 70 television credits and one motion picture, his awards include three Emmys, the Humanitas Prize and the Writers Guild Award. He wrote the critically acclaimed film ONCE UPON A TIME WHEN WE WERE COLORED winning Best Picture ...
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6 wins & 3 nominations.
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Writer (24 credits)
Writer (24 credits)
2019
5000 Years of Heroes
(TV Mini-Series) (story editor - 11 episodes)
- The Wei Campaign
(2019)
... (story editor)
- Suspicion
(2019)
... (story editor)
- Victory
(2019)
... (story editor)
- Unblocking the Passes
(2019)
... (story editor)
- General-in-Chief
(2019)
... (story editor)
1989-1992
The Secret of Lost Creek
(TV Series) (5 episodes)
- Dangerous Treasure
(1992)
- Return to Stone Face
(1992)
- Stone Face
(1992)
- Gold Fever
(1992)
- Pilot
(1989)
CBS Schoolbreak Special
(TV Series) (1 episode, 1991) (writer - 6 episodes, 1984 - 1990) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1985)
- Abby, My Love
(1991)
... (as Paul Cooper)
- Flour Babies
(1990)
... (writer)
- A Matter of Conscience
(1989)
... (writer)
- Gangs
(1988)
... (writer)
- Soldier Boys
(1987)
... (writer)
Highway to Heaven
(TV Series) (written by - 6 episodes, 1984 - 1989) (teleplay - 1 episode, 1984)
- The Squeaky Wheel
(1989)
... (written by)
- Why Punish the Children?
(1987)
... (written by)
- Normal People
(1987)
... (written by)
- Close Encounters of the Heavenly Kind
(1986)
... (written by)
- The Secret
(1985)
... (written by)
Morningstar/Eveningstar
(TV Series) (written by - 1 episode, 1986) (writer - 1 episode, 1986)
- Taking a Chance on Love
(1986)
... (written by)
- A Rose for Alice
(1986)
... (writer)
Murder, She Wrote
(TV Series) (story - 1 episode, 1985) (written by - 1 episode, 1984)
- Murder in the Afternoon
(1985)
... (story)
- Death Takes a Curtain Call
(1984)
... (written by)
ABC Afterschool Specials
(TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes, 1981 - 1983) (screenwriter - 1 episode, 1981) (screenplay - 1 episode, 1981)
- Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy
(1983)
... (writer)
- Between Two Loves
(1982)
... (writer)
- Tough Girl
(1981)
... (screenwriter)
- She Drinks a Little
(1981)
... (screenplay)
- A Matter of Time
(1981)
... (writer)
Father Murphy
(TV Series) (writer - 4 episodes, 1982 - 1983) (written by - 2 episodes, 1981 - 1982)
- The Rockets' Red Glare
(1983)
... (writer)
- The Witness
(1982)
... (writer)
- Happiness Is...
(1982)
... (writer)
- In God's Arms
(1982)
... (writer)
- The Parable of Amanda
(1982)
... (written by)
Little House on the Prairie
(TV Series) (writer - 4 episodes, 1982) (written by - 2 episodes, 1976 - 1977)
- Love
(1982)
... (writer)
- Welcome to Olesonville
(1982)
... (writer)
- He Was Only Twelve: Part 2
(1982)
... (writer)
- He Was Only Twelve: Part 1
(1982)
... (writer)
- Blizzard
(1977)
... (written by)
The Littlest Hobo
(TV Series) (1 episode, 1980) (written by - 1 episode, 1979)
- Guardian Angel
(1980)
- Smoke
(1979)
... (written by)
1978
Fantasy Island
(TV Series) (1 episode)
- Call Me Lucky/Torch Singer
(1978)
... (segment "Call Me Lucky")
1977
The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
(TV Series) (written by - 2 episodes)
- A Bear's Life
(1977)
... (written by)
- Blood Brothers
(1977)
... (written by)
1976
The Waltons
(TV Series) (written by - 1 episode)
- The Cloudburst
(1976)
... (written by - as Paul Cooper)
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Paul's mentor was Earl Hamner, creator of The Waltons, Falcon Crest and many more series. See more »Contribute to This Page
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