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Warren Skaaren (March 9, 1946 – December 28, 1990) was an American screenwriter and film producer.
Warren Skaaren was born on 9 March 1946 in Rochester, Minnesota, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Batman (1989), Beetlejuice (1988) and Top Gun (1986). He was married to Helen H. Griffin. He died on 28 December 1990 in Austin, Texas, USA.
Warren Skaaren was born on 9 March 1946 in Rochester, Minnesota, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Batman (1989), Beetlejuice (1988) and Top Gun (1986). He was married to Helen H. Griffin.
Skaaren had written a feature about Pancho Villa’s death mask for Texas Monthly back in the early 1980s, and now the magazine wanted to profile him and his recent successes. Writer Emily Yoffe met Skaaren at the Wren Valley house, where the two spent a few hours discussing his career and how he approached a rewrite.
Jan 3, 1991 · Warren Skaaren, who rewrote troubled screenplays into such box office blockbusters as “Top Gun” and “Batman,” has died at his home in Austin, Tex. He was 44.
Sep 6, 2019 · Alison Macor’s biography of Warren Skaaren is a remarkable piece of scholarship detailing the inner workings of Hollywood screenwriting in the 1980s, WGA regulations and politics, and the psycholog...
May 2, 2017 · To celebrate Alison Macor’s lively biography of the screenwriter Warren Skaaren, we’re highlighting the surprising impact and short life of one of Hollywood’s highest-paid writers. Although he rarely left Austin where he lived and worked, Skaaren wrote 1980s hit movies like Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, Beetlejuice, and Batman.
