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Carolyn Ann "Callie" Khouri (born November 27, 1957) is an American film and television screenwriter, producer, feminist, and director. In 1992 she won the Academy Award for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen for the film ''Thelma & Louise'', which was controversial upon its release because of its progressive representation of gender politics, but which subsequently became a classic. Khouri's most recent movie, ''Mad Money'', was released in 2008. On October 10, 2012, Khouri's television series, ''Nashville'', premiered on ABC. The critics awarded it strong reviews. ==Biography== Carolyn Ann Khouri was born in San Antonio, Texas, but was brought up in Kentucky. Her family name is of Christian Middle Eastern origin from the Levant region. Khouri's interest in theatre arts began when she took part in high school plays. Following her graduation from St. Mary's High School in Paducah, Kentucky, she studied landscape architecture at Purdue University before changing her major to drama. Khouri dropped out of Purdue and moved to Los Angeles, California where she waited tables at music clubs〔(Ben Blacker." Fast Company 176 (2013): 138. Interview: Callie Khouri ). Database: Shatford Library - Ebscohost.com Retrieved 2015-04-27.〕 and studied at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute (where she studied with Peggy Feury, her first acting teacher). She soon realized that being an actress was not her destiny: "I can't stand people looking at me," says Khouri.〔(Athena FF: Callie Khouri on the Difference between Women Characters in Film vs. TV ) Retrieved 2015-04-27〕〔("Callie Khouri, The New York Times Profile Biography" ) nytimes.com. Retrieved 2015-20-04〕 In 1985, she took her first step toward “film production by pursuing a position as a commercial and music video production assistant.”〔("The Tribute: Callie Khouri,People Biography." ) Tribute.ca. Retrieved 2015-04-19〕 Khouri began working in film production in 1991. From 1996 to 1998, and from 2000 to 2002, Khouri served on the Writers Guild of America board of directors; she sat on the board of trustees of the Writer’s Guild Foundation from 2001 to 2004. She was a member of Hollywood Women's Political Committee, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting Women's Media Watch Project.〔 On June 2, 1990, she married David Weaver Warfield, a writer and a producer. She later divorced him, and married musician T Bone Burnett in 2006.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Database Login| Shatford Library at Pasadena City College )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Callie Khouri」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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