Matt Witten
{{short description|American screenwriter}}
Matthew Witten (born in Baltimore) is an American television writer for House and other shows.{{cite news |last1=Bristow |first1=Ginger |title=Spa City author a TV success |publisher=Albany Times-Union |date=6 February 2000}} He also has written several mystery books, the first of which was Breakfast at Madeline's. His novel The Necklace was published in September, 2021, by Oceanview Publishing.
He is credited as the writer for the Supernatural episodes "No Exit"—centering on the ghost of H. H. Holmes—and "Playthings".
Witten also teaches screenwriting for UCLA Extension Writers' Program.{{Cite web|url=http://writers.uclaextension.edu/instructors/matt-witten/|title=Matt Witten | Writers' Program at UCLA Extension}}
Background and education
Witten grew up in Cincinnati and graduated from Amherst College.{{cite news |last1=Marchese |first1=Eric |title=A writer with a conscience PROFILE: Whether writing plays, television scripts or novels, Matt Witten's sense of social issues is rarely out of the picture |publisher=Orange County Register |date=23 June 2000}} He lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife and two sons. He is the son of Louis Witten and the brother of Edward Witten, both of whom are theoretical physicists.
Plays
- The Deal (1989).{{cite news |last1=Phillips |first1=Michael |title=Theater Review; Bribes and Corruption in 'The Deal' (review) |work=Los Angeles Times |date=27 June 2000}}{{cite news |last1=De Vries |first1=Hilary |title=Playwright Matt Witten: Has He Got a 'Deal' for You |work=Los Angeles Times |date=26 August 1998}}{{cite news |last1=Marchese |first1=Eric |title=You couldn't ask for a better 'Deal' REVIEW: At City Theatre in Long Beach, Matt Witten's drama explores the ethics of an FBI sting |publisher=Orange County Register |date=30 June 2000}} The play won a Clauder Playwriting Competition, helping Witten launch his career as a television writer.{{cite news |last1=Foster |first1=Catherine |title=Playwrights Use Platform to Test the Waters |publisher=Boston Globe |date=6 June 2002}}
- Sacred Journey (2000){{cite news |last1=Dominguez |first1=Robert |title=One Indian's Journey; Play tracks his troubled times in New York (review) |work=New York Daily News |date=10 October 2000}}
Mystery novels
- Breakfast at Madeline's, a murder mystery set in Saratoga Springs.{{cite news |last1=Lopez |first1=Michael |title=Coffee & clues Saratoga Springs plays a guessing game about who's who in Matt Witten's murder mystery |publisher=Albany Times-Union |date=8 May 1999}}{{cite news |last1=Dooley |first1=Kathleen |title=Local authors show they have the write stuff |publisher=Times-Union |date=17 November 2000}}
- Grand Delusion, a murder mystery set in Saratoga Springs{{cite news |last1=Bistrow |first1=Ginger |title=It's well-written; 'Grand Delusion' a murder yarn set in Spa City |publisher=Albany Times-Union |date=6 February 2000}}{{cite news |title=Grand Delusion (book review) |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-451-19897-6 |publisher=Publishers Weekly}}
- Strange Bedfellows{{cite news |last1=Ringwals |first1=Christopher |title=Murder close to home (book review) |publisher=Albany Times-Union |date=4 February 2001}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://MattWittenWriter.com MattWittenWriter.com]
- {{IMDb name|0936976}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Witten, Matt}}
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Television producers from Maryland
Category:American television writers
Category:American male screenwriters
Category:American male television writers
Category:Screenwriting instructors
Category:Writers from Baltimore
Category:Screenwriters from Maryland
{{US-tv-writer-stub}}