Doug Molitor

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Doug Molitor
Born (1952-07-08) July 8, 1952 (age 73)
Los Angeles, California, US
Occupationscreenwriter
LanguageEnglish

Doug Molitor (born July 8, 1952) is an American television screenwriter.

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He has written for TV programs including Adventure Inc. , Sliders , F/X: The Series , Lucky Luke , Police Academy: The Series , You Can't Take It with You , Sledge Hammer! , Young Hercules , Ritas Welt (Rita's World), Dinosaucers , James Bond Jr. , and Deepwater Black (U.S. title: Mission Genesis).

Molitor won the American Accolades TV & Shorts Competition for "Farewell to Tuvalu", an episode of The West Wing, [1] and was nominated for a Humanitas Prize for his work on the Captain Planet and the Planeteers episode "The Ark". [2]

He wrote for the Italian television series Lucky Luke . [3] He was selected by the Writers Guild of America to participate in Writers Access Project. [4]

In 1987, Molitor was a four-time Jeopardy! champion and competed in the Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions. He later competed in the 1993 10th Anniversary Tournament and the 2025 Invitational Tournament. [5] [6] [7]

Television credits

References

  1. ↑ Haddad, Michael (2005). The Screenwriter's Sourcebook: A Comprehensive Marketing Guide for Screen and Television Writers . Chicago Review Press. p.  9. ISBN   978-1-55652-550-6 . Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  2. ↑ "'Fly Away' Writers in the Running for Humanitas Prizes" . Los Angeles Times . June 26, 1992. p. 24. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ Green, Paul; Hoffman, Mike (2009). Encyclopedia of Weird Westerns: Supernatural and Science Fiction Elements in Novels, Pulps, Comics, Films, Television and Games. McFarland. pp. 138–139. ISBN   978-0-7864-4390-1 . Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  4. ↑ McNary, Dave (April 13, 2010). "WGA taps 20 for Writer Access Project". Variety . Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
  5. ↑ Sims, Brittany (February 10, 2025). "'Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament' 2025 Lineup Revealed". TV Insider . Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  6. ↑ Holmes, Martin (February 18, 2025). "'Jeopardy!': Matt Amodio Is 'Game Show Villain' in Invitational Tournament Thriller". TV Insider . Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  7. ↑ Irshad, Zara (February 18, 2025). "Hannah Wilson returned to 'Jeopardy!' after an 8-win streak. Here's how she did". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved August 19, 2025.
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