About Janet Peoples
Janet Peoples was an American screenwriter and film producer.
Janet Peoples (born 1938) is an American screenwriter. She co-wrote the script for the 1995 Academy Award-nominated film 12 Monkeys with her husband David Peoples who has written a number of films, mostly science fiction or fantasy. Peoples and her husband also co-wrote the 1980 documentary The Day After Trinity, which was also nominated for an Academy Award and won a Peabody award .
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Who was Janet Peoples?
American screenwriter
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Janet Peoples was a screenwriter and film producer.
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