April Blair

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April Blair
Occupation(s)Producer, screenwriter
Years active1996–present

April Blair is an American writer and producer of film and television. Blair has written scripts for the films, Christmas Caper , Private Valentine: Blonde & Dangerous , Lemonade Mouth and Wednesday . [1] She also co-wrote with director Tom Bezucha, the film Monte Carlo starring Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester and Katie Cassidy. [2] Blair is also the creator and executive producer of the 2012 Freeform (formerly ABC Family until 2016) series Jane by Design . [3] In 2021, she started writing for the TV series Gossip Girl .

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