Katherine "Kathy" Lawrence (December 11, 1954 – March 25, 2004) was a television series

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and a short story science fiction and children's non-fiction educational books and video game writer.

Biography

Lawrence was born Katherine Selbert on December 11, 1954. She chose her writing name because of her love for T. E. Lawrence and Jerome Lawrence. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in the English language from the University of Washington in Seattle and suffered from

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. In 1996, she was nominated for Outstanding Script by the Writers Guild of America for "Icebound", an episode of '' Hypernauts'', a live-action science fiction series. On March 27, 2004, her body was found at San Pedro River in Arizona, along with a suicide note. Lawrence was 49 years old, and her death was apparently caused by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Her ashes were spread over Mount Lemmon, which was her favorite area.

Writing credits

Television

*'' Dungeons & Dragons'' (1985) *'' MoonDreamers'' (1986) *'' Bionic Six'' (1987) *'' Muppet Babies'' (1987) *'' Beetlejuice'' (1991) *'' Conan the Adventurer'' (1992-1993) *'' Biker Mice from Mars'' (1994) *'' Mighty Max'' (1994) *'' Darkstalkers'' (1995) *''

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'' (1996) *'' Hypernauts'' (1996) *'' Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders'' (1996) *'' ReBoot'' (1998) *'' Shadow Raiders'' (1998) *'' Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths and Legends'' (1999) *'' Kong: The Animated Series'' (2000) *'' X-Men: Evolution'' (2000) *'' Stargate Infinity'' (2002-2003) *'' Legend of the Dragon'' (2006)

Film

*''The Secret of Mulan'' (1998)

Video games

*''

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'' (1993) *'' Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb'' (1994) *''This Means War!'' (1995) *''Battle Vision'' (1997)

References

External links

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Katherine Lawrence memorial website
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