Joyce Hooper Corrington

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
United States
OccupationWriter
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
  1. Thompson, Howard (August 18, 1972). "The Screen:'Boxcar Bertha' Tops Local Double Bill". The New York Times.
  2. Thompson, Howard (August 14, 1971). "The Omega Man (1971) Screen: All Alone in L.A.:Charlton Heston Stars in 'The Omega Man'". The New York Times.
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