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Diane English Biography (1948-)

Born 1948, in Buffalo, NY; daughter of Robert (an electrical engineer) and Anne English; married Joel Shukovsky (a producer). Addresses: Office: Shukovsky-English Entertainment, 4605 Lankershim Blvd., Ste. 510, North Hollywood, CA 91602.; Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd.,Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Television writer, producer

Birth Details

1948

Buffalo, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Television Work
• Series
• Story editor, Theatre in America, WNET, c. 1971
• Creator and producer, Foley Square, CBS, 1985-1986
• Executive producer, My Sister Sam (also known as Taking the Town), CBS, 1986
• Creator (with Joel Shukovsky), executive producer, Murphy Brown, CBS, 1988-1992, then executive consultant, 1998-1999
• Creator and (with Shukovsky) executive producer, Love and War, CBS, 1992-
• Producer, Double Rush (also known as Lickety Split), CBS, 1995
• Producer, Ink, CBS, 1996
• Executive producer, The Louie Show, CBS, 1996
• Executive producer, Living in Capacity, Fox, 1998
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• The 41st Annual Emmy Awards, Fox, 1989
• Laughing Matters, Showtime, 1993
• The Murphy Brown Special, CBS, 1995
• Hollywood's Most Powerful Women, E! Entertainment Television, 1995
• Assignment E! with Leeza Gibbons: Television Taboos, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
• Inside TV Land: The Pitch, TV Land, 2001
• Episodic
• Herself, "Retrospective: Parts 1 & 2," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1995
• (Uncredited) Doctor, "Never Can Say Goodbye: Part 2," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1998
• Herself, "Murphy Brown," TV Tales, 2002
• WRITINGS
• Television Pilots
• Murphy Brown, CBS, 1988
• Love and War, CBS, 1992
• Television Episodes
• Call to Glory, ABC, 1984
• One Hogan Place, CBS, 1985
• Foley Square, CBS, 1985-1986
• "Jingle Bell Rock Bottom," My Sister Sam, CBS, 1986
• "Exposed," My Sister Sam, CBS, 1987
• Murphy Brown, CBS, 1988-1992
• "Just in Time," Love and War, CBS, 1993
• "You Make Me Feel So Young," Love and War, CBS, 1994
• Double Rush (also known as Lickety Split), CBS, 1995
• "Above the Fold," Ink, CBS, 1996
• "Breaking the Rules," Ink, CBS, 1997
• "The Fighting Irish," Ink, CBS, 1997
• "Murphy's Law," Ink, CBS, 1997
• "Never Can Say Goodbye: Parts 1 & 2," Murphy Brown, CBS, 1998
• Television Movies
• The Lathe of Heaven (based on the novel by Ursula K. LeGuin), PBS,1980
• (With Joanna Crawford and Rita Lakin) Her Life As a Man (based onstory by Carol Lynn Mithers), NBC, 1984
• Classified Love (based on the book by Sherri Foxman), CBS, 1986
• Other Writings
• Also contributor of articles and reviews to Vogue.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• People, spring, 1991, pp. 62-64; November 23, 1992, p. 47
• Working Women, December, 1990, p. 62