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Dr. Joyce Hooper Corrington (born August 5, 1936) is an American television and film writer.[1] She was married to fellow soap-opera writer John William Corrington, who died in 1988.

Joyce Hooper Corrington
Born	(1936-08-05) August 5, 1936 (age 85) United States
Occupation	Writer
Spouse(s)	John William Corrington

With her husband, she wrote five screenplays, Von Richthofen and Brown (1969), The Omega Man (1971),[2] Boxcar Bertha (1971),[1] The Arena (1972), and Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), and a television film, The Killer Bees (1974).

Dr. Corrington also served as Director of Research in Science and Associate Professor of Chemistry at Xavier University of Louisiana, in New Orleans.

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 serials, including Search for Tomorrow, General Hospital, and One Life to Live. Her most recent position was as a producer and story editor for MTV's "The Real World."

Selected filmography

The Omega Man

• Screenwriter (1971)

Boxcar Bertha

• Screenwriter (1972)

Texas

• Co-creator (with John William Corrington and Paul Rauch)
• Co-Head Writer: 1980–1981

Capitol

• Co-Head Writer: 1982–1983

General Hospital

• Co-Head Writer: 1983

One Life to Live

• Co-Head Writer: 1983

Superior Court

• Co-Head Writer: 1987–1989

References

External links

• Official website
• Joyce Hooper Corrington at IMDb
• John and Joyce Corrington collection at The Historic New Orleans Collection

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