Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman

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Jeffrey Price
Born
Jeffrey Lawrence Price

(1949-12-18) December 18, 1949 (age 74)
Nationality American
Occupation(s) Screenwriter, film producer
Years active1983 – present
Spouse
(m. 1977)
Children2
Peter S. Seaman
Born
Peter Stewart Seaman

(1951-10-26) October 26, 1951 (age 73)
Nationality American
Occupation(s) Screenwriter, film producer
Years active1983 – present
Spouse
Margaret "Nini" Swift
(m. 1968)
Children1

Jeffrey Lawrence Price (born December 18, 1949) and Peter Stewart Seaman (born October 26, 1951) are an American screenwriting and producing duo whose notable works include Trenchcoat (1983), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), [1] Doc Hollywood (1991), Wild Wild West (1999), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Last Holiday (2006) and Shrek the Third (2007).

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Filmography

Film

YearTitleNotes
1983 Trenchcoat
1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
1991 Doc Hollywood
1999 Wild Wild West Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay
2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas Nominated - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay
2006 Last Holiday
2007 Shrek the Third

Television

YearTitleNotes
1990 Tales from the Crypt Episodes "For Cryin' Out Loud" and "My Brother's Keeper"
1993 Johnny Bago Also creators

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References

  1. "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. September 11, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2020.