James Costigan (March 31, 1926 â€" December 19, 2007) was an American
television actor and Emmy Award-winning television screenwriter. His
writing credits include the television movies Eleanor and Franklin and
Love Among the Ruins.Costigan was born on March 31, 1926 in East Los
Angeles, where his parents owned and operated a hardware store. He
first achieved some level of success in the 1950s, when he came to
write for television anthology series, such as Studio One and Kraft
Television Theatre.Costigan won his first Emmy for original teleplay
in 1959 for Little Moon of Alban, a segment which appeared as part of
the Hallmark Hall of Fame. He earned a second Emmy nomination in 1959
for his script adaptation of The Turn of the Screw. He did not win,
but Ingrid Bergman won an Emmy for her performance in The Turn of the
Screw. He increasingly began writing for the stage as the format of
television began to change. His Broadway credits included Baby Want a
Kiss, a 1964 comedy which starred Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman.He
returned to screenwriting for television in the early 1970s. His 1970s
work included A War of Children, written in 1972, which was about two
families, one Roman Catholic and one Protestant, in Northern Ireland,
whose long time friendship is threatened by sectarian violence.
television actor and Emmy Award-winning television screenwriter. His
writing credits include the television movies Eleanor and Franklin and
Love Among the Ruins.Costigan was born on March 31, 1926 in East Los
Angeles, where his parents owned and operated a hardware store. He
first achieved some level of success in the 1950s, when he came to
write for television anthology series, such as Studio One and Kraft
Television Theatre.Costigan won his first Emmy for original teleplay
in 1959 for Little Moon of Alban, a segment which appeared as part of
the Hallmark Hall of Fame. He earned a second Emmy nomination in 1959
for his script adaptation of The Turn of the Screw. He did not win,
but Ingrid Bergman won an Emmy for her performance in The Turn of the
Screw. He increasingly began writing for the stage as the format of
television began to change. His Broadway credits included Baby Want a
Kiss, a 1964 comedy which starred Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman.He
returned to screenwriting for television in the early 1970s. His 1970s
work included A War of Children, written in 1972, which was about two
families, one Roman Catholic and one Protestant, in Northern Ireland,
whose long time friendship is threatened by sectarian violence.
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