Ted_Elliott_(screenwriter)

Ted Elliott (screenwriter)

Ted Elliott (screenwriter)

American screenwriter and film producer

Ted Elliott (born July 4, 1961) is an American screenwriter and film producer. Along with his writing partner Terry Rossio, Elliott has written some of the most successful American films of the past 30 years, including Aladdin (1992), Shrek (2001) and the Pirates of the Caribbean series (2003-11).[1][2][3][4][5]

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He was attached to write a feature version of Monkey Island, which never happened.[6]

In 2004, he was elected to the board of directors of the Writers Guild of America; his term on the board ended in 2006. In 2005, Elliott ran for president of the Writers Guild of America, west, but lost to animation writer and historical figurine maker Patric Verrone. Verrone received 1301 votes; Elliott received 591.[7]

Filmography (partial listing)

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References

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    "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2013-05-09. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
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    "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
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    "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2012-08-31.
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    Sylt, Christian (July 22, 2014). "Fourth Pirates Of The Caribbean Is Most Expensive Movie Ever With Costs Of $410 Million". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014. Production costs: $410.6 million; rebate: $32.1 million
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    "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on April 25, 2013. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
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    Staff (September 2009). "Tails from Monkey Island". Retro Gamer (70). Imagine Publishing: 28–35.
  7. [7]
    "Verrone wins WGA West election". 18 September 2007.
  8. [8]
    "BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
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