Don Payne (writer)
William Donald Don Payne was an American writer and producer. He wrote several episodes of The Simpsons after 2000, many of these with John Frink, whom he met while studying at the University of California, Los Angeles. The duo began their careers writing for the shortlived sitcom Hope and Gloria. Payne later moved into writing feature films, including My Super ExGirlfriend , and cowrote Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer , Thor and its sequel Thor The Dark World . Payne died from bone cancer in March 2013.
Payne was born William Donald Payne on May 5, 1964 in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. He attended New Hanover High School, graduating in 1982 he had been class president. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, then transferred to and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he also received a masters degree in screenwriting. Payne later taught on the course.
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