20th-century American screenwriters

American screenwriter

American actor, screenwriter, and film director (1891–1975)

American playwright and screenwriter (born 1961)

American playwright (1891–1939)

American film director and screenwriter, born in New Caledonia

Christopher Haden-Guest, 5th Baron Haden-Guest, known professionally as Christopher Guest, is an American and British actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. Guest has written, directed, and starred in his series of comedy films shot in mockumentary style. He co-wrote and acted in the rock satire This Is Spinal Tap (1984), and later directed a string of satirical mockumentary films such as Waiting for Guffman (1996), Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), and Mascots (2016). He also acted in the films Death Wish (1974), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), The Princess Bride (1987), and A Few Good Men (1992); and was a regular cast member on the 10th season of Saturday Night Live.

American gossip columnist (1881-1972)

American actor

American film director (born 1941)

American writer

American director and musician

American writer (1883-1958)

American screenwriter and director (born 1964)

poet, talk show host, writer, teacher (1926-2020)

American actress, dancer, film producer, screenwriter (1885–1965)

American actor and comedian (1884–1944)

American writer (1916-1990)

American television director, writer, producer, storyboard artist and actor

British actor

American film director (born 1959)

American screenwriter

American professional wrestler and wrestling writer

American screenwriter, film director, producer and playwright (1897-1977)

Film actress, Film writer (1890-1969)

American actor, writer, producer and director

American actress and screenwriter (1896-1926)

American film producer, director, and screenwriter (1936–2019)

American film director

actor, playwright, screenwriter (1902–1969)

actor, comedian, director, writer (1893–1940)

American television writer (born 1966)

American actor and film director (1939-2007)

American film director, screenwriter (1889-1929)

American actress, screenwriter (1899-1966)

American writer (1896–1955)

American actor

American film and television actor (1923–1995)

American writer

Film director, screenwriter, film producer (1912–1998)

American film director and screenwriter

American television writer and producer (born 1961)

American animation director

American-born Scottish film director and screenwriter (1912-1993)

American actress (1889-1956)

American actor and director (1920-1989)

American television producer, writer and attorney

American actor, screenwriter and director (1879-1948)

Playwright, poet, author (1886–1958)

American film producer, screenwriter, actor (1943–1996)

American film personality and fashion designer (1897-1966)

American film and television director (1916–1987)

American screenwriter and writer (1916-1997)

American-born Canadian director and screenwriter

American cinematographer (1926-2003)

American actor, director, screenwriter and producer (1881–1946)

American screenwriter (born 1961)

American screenwriter

American television writer, director, and producer

American author, screenwriter, and staff writer (1947-)

German-American writer