Cynthia Whitcomb
# Cynthia Whitcomb

Cynthia Whitcomb is an American television screenwriter and teacher. She has been nominated for numerous awards including the Emmy, the Edgar and the Humanitas Prize.

## Background

In 1969, Whitcomb graduated from Pasadena High School in Pasadena, California where she studied drama under Abel Franco. While she was a freshman at UCLA, Franco gave her one of her first professional writing assignments. She received $25 in advance and $25 upon completion to write, "Here," a spoof of the musical, Hair. However, the play was never produced due to censorship.

## Selected credits

### Television

| Year | Production | Network | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1999 | Selma, Lord, Selma | ABC | Adaptation of the 1997 book by Sheyann Webb, Rachel West and Frank Sikora. Nominated for the Humanitas Prize |
| 1991 | Mark Twain and Me | Disney Channel | Based on the book by Dorothy Quick. Nominated for the Humanitas Prize |
| 1989 | I Know My First Name Is Steven | NBC | Written with J.P. Miller. Nominated for an Emmy Award |
| 1983 | Jane Doe | CBS | Written with Walter Halsey Davis. Nominated for an Edgar Award |
| 1981 | Leave 'em Laughing | CBS | Credited as Cynthia Mandelberg and written with Peggy Chantler Dick. Nominated for the Humanitas Prize |

### Theatre

* Holidazed, Written with Marc Acito

| Year | Production | Theatre | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1982 | Looking-Glass | Entermedia Theatre | Credited as Cynthia Mandelberg and written with Michael Sutton |
| 2023 | The Ghost of David Belasco | Lakewood Theatre (Lake Oswego, OR) | A farce in the vein of Noises Off and The Play That Goes Wrong |
