David Odell

{{Short description|American screenwriter and film director|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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| name = David Odell

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|07|08}}

| birth_place = Winnetka, Illinois, United States

| occupation = Film director, screenwriter

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| spouse = Annette Duffy

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David Odell (born July 8, 1943) is an American screenwriter and film director.{{cite web|title=David Odell|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/53400/David-Odell/filmography|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216141340/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/53400/David-Odell/filmography|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|archive-date=2013-02-16}}{{cite web|work=The New York Times|date=1982|author=Vincent Canby|author-link=Vincent Canby|title=The Dark Crystal|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F02E6D71038F934A25751C1A964948260}}

Odell was nominated in 1980 for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program for The Muppet Show alongside Jim Henson, Don Hinkley, and Jerry Juhl. He won the award the following year with co-nominees Jerry Juhl and Chris Langham.