Warren Leight Receives WGAE Richard B. Jablow Award

Warren Leight received the Writers Guild of

America, East's (WGAE) Richard B. Jablow Award for devoted service to

the Guild at the 58th Annual Awards Ceremony held on Saturday, February 4, 2006

in New York. The award was created in honor of Richard B. Jablow, who

helped found the WGAE, authored its constitution, and served as its

first counsel.

Warren Leight is a former President of the Writers

Guild of America, East, having served in this capacity from May 6, 2005

- September 15, 2005. Besides being WGAE president, Leight served on

several committees, including the Negotiations Committee and the

Committee for Informed Membership. He is a member of the WGAE and the

Dramatists Guild Council.

In addition to his leadership work at

the Guild, Leight is a distinguished writer for film, television, and

theater. His notable film work includes The Night We Never Met (which he also directed), Dear God, and Me And Him. He also co-wrote the documentary Before the Nickelodeon.

Currently, Leight is the co-executive producer and writer of television's Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

He wrote two episodes last season that were nominated for the Edgar

Awards for Best One-Hour Mystery. He has also written an episode of

Sydney Lumet's 100 Centre Street, as well as pilots for CBS, FOX, and NBC.

Leight's theatrical writing includes Side Man (1999 Tony Award winner for Best Play and 1999 Pulitzer Prize finalist), Glimmer And Shine, Fame Takes A Holiday, James And Annie, and No Foreigners Beyond This Point, which was presented by The Ma-Yi Theater Company this fall. In fall 2006, the drama department will produce his newest play, James And Annie.

The

Richard B. Jablow Award was established in 1978 to recognize devoted

service to the Guild. Past recipients have included: James Schamus,

John Auerbach, Stephen Schiff, Richard Wesley, Michael Winship, Herb

Sargent, Edward Adler, Mona Mangan, Marc Siegel, Claire Labine, Jerome

Coopersmith, Ernest Kinoy, Loring Mandel, and Ellen Violett.

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