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Irene Mecchi

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Book Writer b. 1949

Irene Mecchi (born September 21, 1949) is an American screenwriter and playwright, whose prominent works include screenplays for several Disney animated films. She co-authored the screenplays for The Lion King (1994), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), and Hercules (1997). With co-author Roger Allers, she received a 1998 Tony nomination for writing the book for The Lion King stage musical.

Also credited on1 work

The Lion King

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In the literature2 passages

  • After that, however, The Lion King was never as impressive. Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi’s book was full of fart jokes and a double entendre that, if Walt Disney had been alive to hear it, would have made him fire both writers. For “I need to be bucked up” got the response, “You’ve already bucked up royally.”ebooks/Filichia, Peter/Strippers, Showgirls, and Sharks - Peter Filichia.txt
  • Music, Elton John; Lyrics, Tim Rice; Additional Music/Lyrics, Lebo M, Mark Mancina, Jay Rifkin, Julie Taymor, Hans Zimmer; Book, Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi adapted from screenplay by Ms. Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts and Linda Woolverton; Director, Julie Taymor; Choreography, Garth Fagan; Orchestrations, Robert Elhai, David Metzger, Bruce F…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2001-02 Season, v. 58 (Willis).txt

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