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| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1986–present |
Dev Ross is an American screenwriter, children's book author, performer, director, and producer in theater, film, and television industries.
Dev Ross | |
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| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1986–present |
Dev Ross is an American screenwriter, children's book author, performer, director, and producer in theater, film, and television industries.
Ross is a writer in print, animation, and theater, for several media content providers including Disney, [1] ABC, Fox Kids, Universal Cartoon Studios, Cartoon Network, TLC, The Discovery Channel, Nickelodeon, Mattel, the Web, and PBS. [1] Ross worked as story analyst for film production companies and then became a staff writer at Disney Studios in 1991, where she also served as a voice director and "story doctor". During 2007, Ross worked for the Samsung Corporation in South Korea teaching university courses in digital screenwriting at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. [1]
Ross wrote for several popular shows during the 1990s. These included Darkwing Duck , Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks , Winnie the Pooh and Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers , Return of Jafar , Monster High , Animated Classic Showcase , Clifford the Big Red Dog , Clifford's Puppy Days, [1] and the Adventures from the Book of Virtues . [1] She helped bring movie characters to television with Aladdin and The Little Mermaid .
Ross wrote a number of children's books for the popular "We Both Read" series.
| Award | Nomination/ Win | Award Category | Show Title | Credit | Date | Channel/ Distributor |
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| Action in Children's Television (ACT) | Win | Excellence in Television Writing | The Great American Hero Show | Writer | September 10, 1992 | PBS |
| Annie [2] [3] | Win | Best Animated Home Video Release | Return of Jafar | Writer [1] | May 20, 1994 | Walt Disney Home Video |
| Daytime Emmy [4] | Nomination | Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program | Raw Toonage [5] | Writer | May 22, 1993 | CBS |
| Daytime Emmy | Win | Outstanding Animated Program | New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh | Writer | June 24, 1989 | ABC |
| Humanitas [6] | Win | Excellence in Screenwriting | Balto II: Wolf Quest | Writer | February 19, 2002 | Universal Cartoon Studios |
Before turning to animation, Ross was the artistic director of the "Twelfth Night Repertory Company", a tri-city educational theatre and three time Emmy award-winning television troupe from 1980 to 1982 where she was a writer, director, and performer. Ross wrote and directed more than 70 plays for TNRC and Educational Theater Company, before leaving the schools. She even created a "synthesis of movement, text and sound", for which the schools became noted.[ citation needed ]
Prior to 2013, Ross's Theatrical awards include:
As of 2013, Ross is the creator and head writer of her own original web show called "The Rocks." [7] [8] [9]
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