Leslie Dixon

Writing • 1970-08-03 • New York, New York, U.S.

Leslie Dixon (born c. 1954) is an American screenwriter and film producer. She has written or co‑written more than 20 feature films and first gained recognition in Hollywood with the success of the comedy Outrageous Fortune (1987). Her screen credits include Overboard (1987), Look Who's Talking Now (1993), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Pay It Forward (2000), Freaky Friday (2003), Hairspray (2007) and the thriller Limitless (2011), which she also produced. She is the granddaughter of painter Maynard Dixon and photographer Dorothea Lange. Description above from the Wikipedia article Leslie Dixon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.