Bettina Gilois

Bettina Gilois
Gilois at the 47th NAACP Image Awards in 2016
Gilois at the 47th NAACP Image Awards in 2016
Born(1961-07-09)July 9, 1961
West Berlin, West Germany
DiedJuly 5, 2020(2020-07-05) (aged 58)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationScreenwriter, author
NationalityGerman-American
Alma materBarnard College (1985)
Notable worksBessie (2015)
McFarland, USA (2015)
Glory Road (2006)
Notable awardsCritics Choice Award, Emmy nomination

Bettina Gilois (July 9, 1961 – July 5, 2020)[1] was a German-American screenwriter and author, known for her work on the HBO film Bessie, and Disney's Glory Road and McFarland, USA. Gilois won an Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Writing of a Television Movie and a Black Reel Awards of 2016 nomination for Bessie. She also won two Image Award nominations for Bessie and McFarland, USA. Gilois was a Humanitas Prize nominee in 2006 and a Black Reel Awards of 2007 nominee for Glory Road.[2]

Gilois was an associate professor in the Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University.[2]

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  2. ^ a b "Bettina Gilois". Chapman University. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.