Janet Peoples

Janet Peoples
Born1938 (age 87–88)
SpouseDavid Webb Peoples

Janet Peoples (born 1938) is an American screenwriter. She co-wrote the script for the 1995 Academy Award-nominated film 12 Monkeys with her husband David Peoples[1][2] who has written a number of films, mostly science fiction or fantasy. Peoples and her husband also co-wrote the 1980 documentary The Day After Trinity, which was also nominated for an Academy Award[3] and won a Peabody award[4].

References

  1. ^ "BBC Two - Tomorrow's Worlds: The Unearthly History of Science Fiction - Janet Peoples". BBC. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
  2. ^ "The director and screenwriters of '12 Monkeys' look back on the film 25 years later". Yahoo Entertainment. 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
  3. ^ "The Day After Trinity | San Francisco Film Festival". history.sffs.org. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
  4. ^ "The Day After Trinity: J. Robert Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved 2026-03-12.