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Biography
Kelly Younger is a screenwriter, TV writer, playwright, story consultant, and Emmy- nominated producer. He is the writer of the Amazon feature film CANDY CANE LANE, starring Eddie Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross, directed by...
Education (3)
University College Dublin - National University of Ireland: Ph.D., Drama Studies
University College Dublin - National University of Ireland: M.A., Drama Studies
Loyola University, Chicago: M.A., Classical Studies
Areas of Expertise (15)
Muppets
Play Writing
Drama
Theatre
Fairy Tales
Irish Drama
Modern Drama
Contemporary Drama
Screenwriting
Entertainment Industry
Animation
Writing for Animation
Disney/PIXAR
Television Writing
Producing
Industry Expertise (3)
Writing and Editing
Animation
Entertainment
Accomplishments (5)
Fritz B. Burns Distinguished Teaching Award (professional)
Awarded by Loyola Marymount University, 2011
Teacher Eddy Award (professional)
Awarded by LAX Coastal Area Chamber of Commerce
State of California Senate Teaching Recognition (professional)
Awarded by State of California
California Legislation Assembly Teaching Recognition (professional)
Awarded by California Legislature Assembly
County of Los Angeles Commendation for Teaching (professional)
Awarded by County of Los Angeles
Affiliations (6)
- Dramatists Guild of America
- Comparative Drama Conference: Board Member
- Pacific Residents Theatre: Associate Member
- Writers Guild of America
- Comparative Drama Conference: Board Member
- Pacific Residents Theatre: Associate Member
Links (5)
Languages (2)
- Classical Greek
- Classical Latin
Courses (21)
Fairy Tales
FFYS 1000
Introduction to Drama
ENGL 2209
Language of Drama
ENGL 2200
Creative Writing for Non-Majors
ENGL 2205
Play Writing Workshop: One Acts
ENGL 4413
Play Writing Workshop: Full Lengths
ENGL 4424
Modern Drama
ENGL 3316
Contemporary Drama
ENGL 3326
RoadRead
ENGL 3373
Chekhov
ENGL 3398
Theatre & War
ENGL 3398
Performance & Media
ENGL 3398
Irish Drama
ENGL 3398
Art of War: Stage & Screen
ENGL 3398
Art of Monologue
ENGL 3398
Fairy Tales
ENGL 3398
Comparative Drama
ENGL 5580
Drama, Theory, Criticism
ENGL 5598
Classical Literature in Translation
ENGL 5598
Critical Methodology
ENGL 6600
Genre Seminar: Drama
ENGL 6602
Articles (2)
Not What, But How
Conversations on Jesuit Higher EducationYounger, Kelly (2010) "Not What, But How," Conversations on Jesuit Higher Education: Vol. 38, Article 10.
Honors, Inc.
Journal of the National Collegiate Honors CouncilYounger, Kelly, "Honors, Inc." (2004). Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council --Online Archive. Paper 140.
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