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Irene Mecchi

Writer, Producer, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn September 21, 1949 (76 years)
Irene Mecchi is an American writer for television, movies, newspapers, and Broadway. Originally from San Francisco, she started her work with Disney in March 1992, when she wrote Recycle Rex, an animated short film which won the 1994 Environmental Media Award. Irene has worked on Herb Caen's books, and is the co-screenwriter of Disney animated movies such as The Lion King, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, and Fantasia 2000. With co-author Roger Allers, she received a 1998 Tony nomination for writing the book for The Lion King. Irene wrote the teleplay for Annie, which aired on ABC in 1999.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Lion King

Known For

  • The Lion King
  • The Lion King
  • Brave
  • Hercules
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame
  • The Lion King 1½
  • Strange Magic
  • Annie
  • Fantasia 2000
  • Hercules
  • Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
  • Peter Pan Live!
  • Women in Prison

Filmography

2015
Strange Magic · as Screenplay
2012
Brave · as Screenplay
1999
1997
Hercules · as Screenplay
1996
1996
The Hunchback of Notre Dame · as Original Film Writer
1994
The Lion King · as Screenplay
1987
Women in Prison (TV Series)
1981
1980
Solid Gold (TV Series)

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