birth_place birth_date spouse article_title name occupation
united states 5 august 1936 john william corrington joyce hooper corrington
 joyce hooper corrington writer
joyce hooper corrington

joyce hooper corrington -lrb- born august 5 , 1936 -rrb- is an american television and film writer .
she was married to fellow soap opera writer john william corrington who died in 1988 .
with her husband , john william corrington , she wrote five screenplays , `` von richthofen and brown '' -lrb- 1969 -rrb- , `` the omega man '' -lrb- 1971 -rrb- , `` boxcar bertha '' -lrb- 1971 -rrb- , `` the arena '' -lrb- 1972 -rrb- and `` battle for the planet of the apes '' -lrb- 1973 -rrb- and a television film , `` the killer bees '' -lrb- 1974 -rrb- .
she is also known for creating the short-lived soap opera `` texas '' along with her husband john and fellow soap opera colleague paul rauch .
she also wrote for other soap operas including `` general hospital '' and `` one life to live '' .
her most recent position was as a producer and story editor for mtv 's `` the real world . ''
