Judith Paige Mitchell
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New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Judith Paige Segel | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 24, 1932 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | February 10, 2010 (aged 77) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Pen name | Paige Mitchell |
| Notable works | The Client (1995–96) |
Judith Paige Mitchell (November 24, 1932 – February 10, 2010) was a television writer, executive producer and novelist.[1][2]
Judith Paige Segel was born in New Orleans. Her parents were George Jacob Segel (1906–1993) and Esther (née Finerosky) (1908–1995). She started her career as a novelist, her subjects including integration and civil rights. She moved to Los Angeles in 1965 after divorcing her first husband Alvin Binder, a civil rights attorney in Jackson, Mississippi, and also worked in television as a writer and producer, with many topics focused on true crime. Mitchell died of cancer in Los Angeles on February 10, 2010, survived by her husband and well-known Los Angeles publisher Jeremy Tarcher and three children.[2][3]
Literary credits
- A Wilderness of Monkeys (1965)
- Love is Not a Safe Country (1968)
- The Mayfly (1971)
- The Covenant, a Novel (1973)
- Act of Love (1976)[4] (adapted into 1980 television movie of the same name)
- Wild Seed (1982)
