birth_place nationality notableworks article_title name occupation alma_mater
san francisco , california , usa american '' notre dame '' '' hercules '' '' brave '' the lion king '' '' the hunchback of irene mecchi
 irene mecchi screenwriter , playwright , television writer university of california , berkeley
irene mecchi

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 '' , and `` hercules '' .
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 .
