Name Ted Elliott | ||
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Books Pirates of the Caribbean at World's End: Look and Find Nominations Academy Award for Best Writing Adapted Screenplay Movies Pirates of the Caribbea, Pirates of the Caribbea, Pirates of the Caribbea, The Lone Ranger, Pirates of the Caribbea Similar People Terry Rossio, Gore Verbinski, Justin Haythe, Jay Wolpert, Jerry Bruckheimer | ||
Ted Elliott (born July 4, 1961) is an American screenwriter. Along with his writing partner Terry Rossio, Elliott has written some of the most successful American films of the past 30 years, including Aladdin, Shrek and the Pirates of the Caribbean series. In 2004, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America; his term on the board ended in 2006. Along with fellow former board member Craig Mazin, Elliott runs artfulwriter.com, a website aimed at professional screenwriters. He and Rossio are also co-founders of Wordplay.
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In 2005, Elliott ran for president of the Writers Guild of America, west, but lost to animation writer and historical figurine maker Patric Verrone. Verrone received 1301 votes; Elliott received 591.