Writing

Leslie Dixon

Born · 1970

New York, New York, U.S.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Leslie Dixon is an American screenwriter and producer. Some of the screenplays she has written include: Outrageous Fortune, Overboard, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Thomas Crown Affair, Pay It Forward, and Hairspray. She was nominated for a Saturn Award for her Freaky Friday screenplay. Dixon is the granddaughter of photographer Dorothea Lange and landscaper painter Maynard Dixon. She is married to screenwriter Tom Ropelewski.

Known for

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You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"