Victoria Riskin
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Victoria Riskin is an American television producer, screenwriter, and former psychologist, known for her work in film and TV as well as for being the daughter of actress Fay Wray and screenwriter Robert Riskin.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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psychologist → screenwriter → television producer → |
| awardReceived |
Humanitas Prize
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PEN West Award →
surface form: "PEN USA West Award for teleplay writing"
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| basedOn |
Fay Wray
→
Robert Riskin → |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America → |
| educatedAt |
Boston University
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Harvard University → University of Southern California → |
| father | Robert Riskin → |
| fieldOfWork |
film
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psychology → television → |
| gender | female → |
| genre | biography → |
| hasProfessionBackground | clinical psychology → |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English → |
| memberOf | Writers Guild of America West → |
| mother | Fay Wray → |
| notableActivity |
human rights advocacy
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writers’ guild leadership → |
| notableFor | being daughter of Fay Wray and Robert Riskin → |
| notableRole |
adapter of literary works for television
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producer of television movies → |
| notableWork |
A Town Torn Apart
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Fay Wray →
surface form: "Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir"
My Ántonia →
surface form: "My Antonia (television adaptation)"
The Last Best Year → The Member of the Wedding (television adaptation) → The Other Mother → World War II: When Lions Roared → |
| occupation |
author
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psychologist → screenwriter → television producer → |
| placeOfBirth |
California, United States
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surface form: "California"
Los Angeles → United States of America → |
| positionHeld |
board member of Human Rights Watch
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board member of the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California → board member of the Writers Guild Foundation → co-chair of Human Rights Watch California → president of Writers Guild of America West → |
| spouse | David W. Rintels → |