Judith Paige Mitchell (November 24, 1932 – February 10, 2010) was a television writer, executive producer and novelist.[1][2]
Judith Paige Segel | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 24, 1932 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | February 10, 2010 (aged 77) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Pen name | Paige Mitchell |
| Notable works | The Client (1995–96) |
Biography edit
Judith Paige Segel was born in New Orleans. Her parents were George Jacob Segel (1906-1993) and Esther (née Finerosky) (1908-1995). She started her career as a novelist, her subjects including integration and civil rights. She moved to Los Angeles in 1965 after divorcing her first husband Alvin Binder, a civil rights attorney in Jackson, Mississippi, and also worked in television as a writer and producer, with many topics focused on true crime. Mitchell died of cancer in Los Angeles on February 10, 2010, survived by her husband and well-known Los Angeles publisher Jeremy Tarcher and three children.[2][3]
Literary credits edit
- A Wilderness of Monkeys (1965)
- Love is Not a Safe Country (1968)
- The Mayfly (1971)
- The Covenant, a Novel (1973)
- Act of Love (1976)[4] (adapted into 1980 television movie of the same name)
- Wild Seed (1982)
Teleplay credits edit
- Desperate for Love (1989)
- Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg (1994)
- Young at Heart (1995 TV movie) (1995)
- Glory, Glory (1998)
References edit
- ^ "Passings". The Los Angeles Times. February 14, 2010.
- ^ a b Variety Staff (February 22, 2010). "Writer Judith Paige Mitchell dies". Variety.
- ^ Sharkey, BetsBy (22 October 1995). Twists and Turns on the Southern Landscape, The New York Times, Sec. 2, p. 37.
- ^ Cook, Fred J. (4 April 1976). Act of Love (book review), The New York Times
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