Scott Charles Abbott (born August 30, 1962) is an American screenwriter and novelist. Abbott attended

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

, and was admitted to the

American Film Institute The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American nonprofit film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States. AFI is supported by private funding and public membership fees. Leade ...

's screenwriting program after writing his first script, ''My Father's Keeper''. His screenwriting credits include '' Winchell'' (1998), ''

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge ''Introducing Dorothy Dandridge'' is a 1999 American biographical drama television film directed by Martha Coolidge from a screenplay by Shonda Rhimes and Scott Abbott, based on the biography ''Dorothy Dandridge'' by Earl Mills. Filmed over a span ...

'' (1999), ''

Queen of the Damned ''Queen of the Damned'' is a 2002 vampire film directed by Michael Rymer, loosely based on the third novel of Anne Rice's ''The Vampire Chronicles'' series, ''The Queen of the Damned'' (1988), although the film contains many plot elements from th ...

'' (2002), and the 2014 miniseries '' Rosemary's Baby''. In 2017 his movie '' The Watcher in the Woods'' starring

Anjelica Huston Anjelica Huston ( ; born July 8, 1951) is an American actress and director. Known for often portraying eccentric and distinctive characters, she has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as no ...

opened in theaters throughout Europe and aired on the Lifetime Network. He also co-wrote the novel ''The Ghost of Christmas Present'' with Amy Maude Swinton, which was published by

Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster () is an American publishing company and a subsidiary of Paramount Global. It was founded in New York City on January 2, 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. As of 2016, Simon & Schuster was the third largest publ ...

imprint

Howard Books Howard Books (formerly Howard Publishing) is a Christian publishing company founded in 1969 by Alton Howard and previously based in West Monroe, Louisiana, but which relocated to Brentwood, Tennessee, (south of Nashville) in September 2009. I ...

in 2012. He has recently finished the script, ''Blackballed'', chronicling the life of

Fritz Pollard Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard (January 27, 1894 – May 11, 1986) was an American football player and coach. In 1921, he became the first African-American head coach in the National Football League (NFL). Pollard and Bobby Marshall were the ...

, the first African-American player and head-coach in the NFL, and is now writing ''Miracle Man'', the story of the boxer

Billy Miske Billy Miske, alias ''The Saint Paul Thunderbolt'' (April 12, 1894 – January 1, 1924), was a professional boxer from Saint Paul, Minnesota. During his tenure as a pugilist he had multiple-bout series with a plethora of all-time greats including ...

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* 1962 births Living people American male screenwriters American male novelists New York University alumni Place of birth missing (living people) AFI Conservatory alumni {{US-screen-writer-stub