
Bronte Woodard

Bronte Woodard (October 8, 1940 – August 6, 1980) was an American writer best known for penning the adapted screenplay for the hit film "Grease". Born in Alabama, he also co-wrote the screenplay for the 1980 Village People film "Can't Stop the Music" with "Grease" producer Allan Carr. He also wrote a novel, "Meet Me at the Melba". Raised in Atlanta, he died of hepatitis-related liver failure at the age of 39 on August 6, 1980 in Los Angeles, California.
Announced unrealized projects.
In 1976, Universal Studios announced plans to make a film of Anne Rivers Siddons' novel "Heartbreak Hotel" for which Woodard would write the screenplay. However, the novel was not actually filmed until several years after Woodard's death, reaching the screen under the title "Heart of Dixie" in 1989 with a screenplay by Tom McCown instead of Woodard.