Biography
Barbara Avedon (June 14, 1925 β August 31, 1994) was an American television writer, political activist, and feminist. She founded the anti-war organization Another Mother for Peace. She was one of the writers for the television series Bewitched, and helped a group of Jefferson High School students write the episode "Sisters at Heart". She also wrote for Executive Suite and Fish, a 1977-78 spin-off from Barney Miller. With Barbara Corday, Avedon created Cagney & Lacey, the world's first dramatic television series to place women in both of its starring roles. They came up with the idea for this television series after having read Molly Haskell's book From Reverence to Rape which stated that there had never been a female buddy film. Avedon and Corday initially intended Cagney & Lacey to be a film. While they were writing the series together, Avedon was more experienced and proficient in screenwriting than Corday, and Avedon mentored Corday in this area throughout the series. They were best friends for nearly a decade.
Filmography
all 24
Writer 22
Movies 13
TV Shows 11
Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions (1996)
Cagney & Lacey: The View Through the Glass Ceiling (1995)
Cagney & Lacey: Together Again (1995)
Cagney & Lacey: The Return (1994)
This Girl For Hire (1983)
The Magic Statue (1982)
Cagney & Lacey (1982)
Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
Turnabout (1979)
Weekend Special (1977)
Wonder Woman (1975)
That Girl (1966)
Gidget (1965)
Bewitched (1964)
Interpol Calling (1959)
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
The Rise of Duton Lang (1955)
Stage Door Magoo (1955)
Screen Director's Playhouse (1955)
Madcap Magoo (1955)
Magoo Express (1955)
Magoo's Check Up (1955)
Spare the Child (1955)
When Magoo Flew (1954)
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Known ForWriting
GenderFemale
Birthday1925-06-14
Deathday1994-08-31 (69 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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