Elaine Pope

Elaine Pope (born 1951 or 1952)[1] is a Canadian writer and film producer. Born in Montreal, Quebec,[2] Pope was writing for CBC Radio by the late 1970s,[3] later writing TV specials for Lily Tomlin, including the 1981 TV special Lily: Sold Out, as well as the ABC-TV live sketch-comedy show Fridays (a rival of Saturday Night Live) and the HBO series Not Necessarily the News.

Pope won an Emmy Award for co-writing the episode "The Fix-Up" for the TV series Seinfeld[4][5] and was the producer and co-writer for the 2004 remake of Alfie starring Jude Law.[6]

Personal life

Pope's sister is rock singer Carole Pope.[2]

References

  1. ^ "In 1 Hour, 100 Propositions". The Toronto Star. May 1, 1978. p. C1. Retrieved May 14, 2025. ...Elaine Pope, 26...It's a 12-minute walk to her job at the CBC...
  2. ^ a b Stone, Jay (November 4, 2004). "Relating to Alfie the Cad". The Ottawa Citizen. p. E1.
  3. ^ "At Home". The Toronto Star. November 15, 1979. p. F15. Retrieved May 14, 2025. CBC Radio kicks off another comedy...written by Elaine Pope and Barbara Nichol.
  4. ^ Variety Staff (December 17, 2001). "Fran Drescher, Diane Keaton, Bill Robinson, Elaine Pope". Variety.
  5. ^ "Elaine Pope". Made in Atlantis.
  6. ^ Dargis, Manohla (November 5, 2004). "Film Review; A Modern-Day Charmer Who Lives for the Chase". The New York Times. Retrieved July 11, 2010.