Patricia Louisianna Knop (October 23, 1940 – August 7, 2019) was an American screenwriter, television producer, art collector, and sculptor.

Early life and education

Knop was born in

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, the daughter of Albert Ernest Knop and Alice Lillian Keat Knop. Her father worked in a refrigerator factory. She graduated from

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in 1958.

Career

Knop met her husband in the Bahamas in the 1960s. They opened several coffee shops in New York, New Jersey, and Iowa, before getting into show business. She was credited as a writer on the films ''

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'' (1979), ''Silence of the North'' (1981), ''

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'' (1986), ''

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'' (1987), '' Wild Orchid'' (1989), and ''

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'' (1995). She was also a producer on the television series ''

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'' (1992 to 1996). In theatre, Knop co-wrote the book for the musical '' Whistle Down the Wind'' (1989) with

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and

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. Sculptures created by Knop appeared in the film ''

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'' (1973). Knop was an adventurous art collector; she and

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filled their

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home with contemporary paintings and sculptures, antiques, salvaged items, and stained glass.

Personal life

Knop married film director Zalman King in 1965; they had two daughters, Gillian and Chloe. Her husband died in 2012, and she died in 2019, at the age of 78, in Santa Monica.

References

External links

* * *Lisa Borgnes Giramonti (November 12, 2009)
"Fearless Women: Patricia Knop"
''A Bloomsbury Life''; a blogpost about Knop, with many photographs of her art and home {{DEFAULTSORT:Knop, Patricia Louisianna 1940 births 2019 deaths People from Muskegon, Michigan Screenwriters from Michigan American women screenwriters 20th-century American screenwriters 20th-century American women writers