Carol Sobieski ( O'Brien; March 16, 1939 – November 4, 1990) was an American screenwriter whose work included the scripts for Annie (1982) and Fried Green Tomatoes (1991).

Early life

Sobieski was born Carol O'Brien in Chicago, Illinois, in 1939. Her father was a lawyer and her mother a politician and teacher. Five years later, the family moved close to Amarillo in Texas. Sobieski attended Smith College and received her Master's degree in Literature from Trinity College, Dublin. She married lawyer James Louis Sobieski in 1964, and they had three children.

Film career

In 1978, Sobieski won the Humanitas Prize for the television series Family. She was nominated for two Emmy Awards, for Harry S. Truman: Plain Speaking in 1977, and Sarah, Plain and Tall in 1991. Sobieski and author Fannie Flagg were awarded the 1991 USC Scripter Award for their screenplay for Fried Green Tomatoes, the film adaptation of Flagg's novel, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. They were also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Filmography

Death

Sobieski died on November 4, 1990, in Santa Monica, California, at age 51. Her cause of death was from the blood plasma liver disease known as amyloidosis.