Diane Duane facts for kids
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Diane Duane
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Duane in 2010
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| Born | May 18, 1952 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | Science fiction, fantasy, animation |
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Diane Duane (born May 18, 1952) is an American author. She writes exciting science fiction and fantasy stories. She has lived in Ireland for a long time.
Her famous books include the Young Wizards series. These are fantasy books for young adults. She also wrote many Rihannsu Star Trek novels.
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About Diane Duane
Early Life and Career
Diane Duane was born in New York City. She grew up in a place called Roosevelt, Long Island. After finishing school, she studied to become a nurse. She worked as a nurse who helped people with their feelings for two years. This was until 1976.
Then, she moved to California. There, she worked as an assistant to another writer, David Gerrold. Her very first novel was published in 1979. After that, she became a writer who worked for herself. This means she wrote books and scripts for different companies. In 1981, she moved to Pennsylvania.
Life in Ireland
In 1987, Diane Duane married Northern Irish author Peter Morwood. They later moved to the United Kingdom. After that, they settled in Ireland. They live in a town called Grangecon in County Wicklow.
Writing for TV and Movies
Starting in Animation
Diane Duane started working in television in the early 1980s. She began writing scripts for cartoons at Hanna-Barbera. This is a famous animation studio. She wrote many scripts for popular shows. These included Scooby and Scrappy-Doo and Captain Caveman. She also wrote for Space Stars and Fonz and the Happy Days Gang.
Later, she worked at Filmation as a staff writer. This meant she was a regular writer for their shows. In 1985, she became the story editor for Dinosaucers. She also wrote for Sunbow Productions. Her work there included Transformers and My Little Pony. She even wrote for Walt Disney Productions on Duck Tales.
Working on Star Trek and Other Shows
In 1986, Diane Duane helped write an early episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. The episode was called "Where No One Has Gone Before". She wrote it with Michael Reaves.
In the early 1990s, she became the main writer for a BBC show. It was an educational series called Science Challenge. She also wrote scripts for Batman: The Animated Series. She worked on Gargoyles with her husband.
She also wrote the story for a space adventure game. It was called Privateer 2: The Darkening and came out in 1996. Famous actors like Clive Owen were in it. She also wrote an episode for the TV show Space Island One.
Big Screen Projects
In 2003, Diane Duane and her husband wrote a script for a German TV miniseries. It was called Die Nibelungen. This show aired in Germany in 2004. A movie version was also shown in the UK. It was called Sword of Xanten. This miniseries later aired in the US as Dark Kingdom: The Dragon King.
Diane Duane also helped write the Barbie movie Barbie: Fairytopia.
Awards and Recognition
Diane Duane has received several awards for her writing.
- Her audio version of "Midnight Snack" won an award in 1987.
- Her book The Door Into Fire was nominated twice for a special award for new writers.
- The "Young Wizards" series received a special award in 2003.
- Her books Wizard's Dilemma and Wizards at War were nominated for the Mythopoeic award.
- In 2014, she received the Faust Award for her lifetime achievements. This award is from a group that recognizes writers who work on stories based on existing characters or worlds.
