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The 60 pages that link to Screenwriting, each with the reason it gives.

• John HustonNarrower topic: Huston wrote or co-wrote many of the films he directed, including his early successes.

• ScreenplayNarrower topic: Screenwriting is the creative practice that produces screenplays.

• Billy WilderNarrower topic: Wilder’s reputation rests as much on tightly constructed scripts as on his direction.

• Joseph CampbellNarrower topic: Campbell’s stages became a popular reference point for teaching story structure.

• Hero’s journeyNarrower topic: Writers adapt the journey’s stages as a planning tool for feature-film plots.

• Dorothy ParkerNarrower topic: Parker’s Hollywood work extended her writing career beyond print, despite her dissatisfaction with studio constraints.

• Emma ThompsonNarrower topic: Her career combines screenwriting with acting, rather than treating adaptation as incidental.

• Joseph L. MankiewiczNarrower topic: Mankiewicz wrote or co-wrote the screenplays that gave many films their distinctive verbal texture.

• Judd ApatowNarrower topic: Apatow's work as a writer shapes the stories he directs and produces.

• Three-act structureNarrower topic: The framework is widely used to organize screen stories.

• The Treasure of the Sierra MadreNarrower topic: Huston’s adaptation condenses Traven’s novel into a tightly plotted film.

• Angry Young MenNarrower topic: The series examines how two writers became unusually influential in Hindi cinema.

• Harold PinterNarrower topic: Pinter became a major screenwriter, adapting novels as well as writing original scripts.

• Clifford OdetsNarrower topic: Odets adapted his dramatic skills to Hollywood scripts and studio assignments.

• Zoya AkhtarNarrower topic: Akhtar’s writing credits show that her work extends beyond directing performances and images.

• Anita LoosNarrower topic: Loos’s film career spans the transition from scenario writing to more developed screenplay forms.

• Frances MarionNarrower topic: Marion’s career belongs to the emerging profession of writing for the screen.

• William GoldmanNarrower topic: Goldman’s books and interviews helped explain the craft to a broad audience.

• Adolph GreenNarrower topic: Green and Comden wrote screenplays as well as stage works, notably for Singin' in the Rain.

• Mario PuzoNarrower topic: Puzo adapted his own fiction into scenes, dialogue, and cinematic structure.

• Salim KhanNarrower topic: Khan’s best-known work came from constructing stories and dialogue for films.

• Barry LevinsonNarrower topic: Levinson began as a screenwriter, and writing remained central to many of his films.

• Billy Bob ThorntonNarrower topic: Thornton’s writing gives Sling Blade its distinctive voice and carefully controlled revelation.

• Carrie FisherNarrower topic: Fisher became a sought-after script doctor, revising dialogue and stories for other writers.

• Charlie KaufmanNarrower topic: His career made the screenwriter’s voice and creative struggle unusually prominent in film culture.

• Emeric PressburgerNarrower topic: Pressburger’s stories and dialogue formed the foundation of the films he made with Powell.

• Leila DjansiNarrower topic: Djansi’s screenplays give her stories their character conflicts and narrative structure.

• Rajkumar HiraniNarrower topic: Hirani’s directing is closely tied to his work as a screenwriter.

• Seth RogenNarrower topic: Rogen’s writing partnership with Goldberg has supplied stories for many of his films.

• Sidney SheldonNarrower topic: Sheldon wrote for film and television before his greatest commercial success as a novelist.

• Céline SciammaNarrower topic: Sciamma’s precise dialogue and scene construction reflect her work as both writer and director.

• June MathisNarrower topic: Mathis’s success helped establish screenwriting as a central creative force in Hollywood.

• Michael ChabonNarrower topic: Chabon's screenplay work shows how his storytelling extends beyond prose fiction.

• Rajkumar SantoshiNarrower topic: Santoshi has written many of the films he directed, shaping their plots and dialogue.

• Ricky LeeNarrower topic: Lee’s career and teaching are grounded in this craft.

• Suhasini ManiratnamNarrower topic: Her work behind the camera includes writing for film.

• Uche JomboNarrower topic: Jombo has written films as well as performing in them.