Marc Norman won an Academy Award for the screenplay of "Shakespeare in Love" (shared with Tom Stoppard) in 1999. His "What Happens Next: A History of American Screenwriting" was published last fall by Harmony and reviewed by Salon here.

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Friday, Feb 15, 2008 05:00 PST

Happy ending for writers

Once upon a time there were film and TV writers who were getting screwed over by the suits. Thanks to the outcome of the WGA strike, those days are over.

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