Christopher Knopf

{{Short description|American screenwriter and union executive (1927–2019)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|12|20}}

| birth_place = New York City, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|02|13|1927|12|20}}

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| education = University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Berkeley

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| occupation = Screenwriter, union executive

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| spouse = Lorraine Knopf

| children = 3

| parents = Edwin H. Knopf

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Christopher Knopf (December 20, 1927 – February 13, 2019) was an American screenwriter and union executive. He served as the president of the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and the International Affiliation of Writers Guilds (IAWG).{{cite news |last1=McNary |first1=Dave |title=TV Writer Christopher Knopf, Former WGA West President, Dies at 91 |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/obituaries-people-news/christopher-knopf-dead-dies-former-wga-west-president-1203141649/ |work=Variety |date=February 15, 2019 |access-date=February 18, 2019 |archive-date=February 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217124933/https://variety.com/2019/tv/obituaries-people-news/christopher-knopf-dead-dies-former-wga-west-president-1203141649/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Bartlett |first1=Rhett |title=Christopher Knopf, 'Emperor of the North' Screenwriter, Dies at 91 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/christopher-knopf-dead-emperor-north-screenwriter-was-91-1187447 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 15, 2019 |access-date=February 18, 2019 |archive-date=February 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217211704/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/christopher-knopf-dead-emperor-north-screenwriter-was-91-1187447 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last1=Haring |first1=Bruce |title=Christopher Knopf Dies: Former President Of The Writers Guild Of America West Was 91 |url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/christopher-knopf-dies-former-president-of-the-writers-guild-of-america-west-was-91-1202558887/ |work=Deadline |date=February 15, 2019 |access-date=February 18, 2019 |archive-date=February 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217130240/https://deadline.com/2019/02/christopher-knopf-dies-former-president-of-the-writers-guild-of-america-west-was-91-1202558887/ |url-status=live }} He won two awards from the WGAW: the Morgan Cox Award in 1991 and the Edmund H. North Award in 2002.