Michael McDowell

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Michael McDowell was an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his Southern Gothic horror fiction and for writing the screenplay for the film "Beetlejuice."

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Michael McDowell canonical 6
Michael McEachern McDowell 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf horror writer
novelist
person
screenwriter
birthDate 1950-06-01
causeOfDeath AIDS-related complications
coauthoredAsNathanAldyneWith Dennis Schuetz
collaboratedWith Tim Burton
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1999-12-27
educatedAt Brandeis University
Harvard University
surface form: Harvard College
familyName McDowell
fieldOfStudy English literature
fullName Michael McDowell self-linksurface differs
surface form: Michael McEachern McDowell
genre Southern Gothic
gothic fiction
horror fiction
givenName Michael
languageOfWorkOrName English
nationality American
notableFor Southern-set horror novels
screenwriting for film and television
notableWork Beetlejuice
Blackwater
Cold Moon Over Babylon
Gilded Needles
Katie
The Amulet
The Elementals
Toplin
occupation novelist
screenwriter
short story writer
periodActive 1970s
1980s
1990s
placeOfBirth Enterprise, Alabama
surface form: Enterprise, Alabama, United States
placeOfDeath Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
sexualOrientation gay
usedPseudonym A.K. Alexander
Axel Young
Nathan Aldyne
writingStyle Southern Gothic horror
wroteForMedium film
novels
short stories
television
wroteScreenplayFor Beetlejuice

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Beetlejuice screenwriter Michael McDowell
Beetlejuice storyBy Michael McDowell
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Candles Burning author Michael McDowell
Candles Burning startedBy Michael McDowell
Michael McDowell fullName Michael McDowell self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Michael McEachern McDowell