Michael McDowell

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horror writer novelist person screenwriter

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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Tabitha King → coAuthor → Michael McDowell ⓘ
Beetlejuice → screenwriter → Michael McDowell ⓘ
Beetlejuice → storyBy → Michael McDowell ⓘ
The Nightmare Before Christmas → writer → Michael McDowell ⓘ
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