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Bloodworth-Thomason is best known for creating, writing, and producing several television series, most successfully with the series '' Designing Women ''. She and husband Harry Thomason were also notable for their friendship with former President Bill Clinton and his family. EARLY LIFE Bloodworth-Thomason grew up in Missouri and graduated from Poplar Bluff High School. She went on to obtain a Bachelor Of Arts degree in English from the University Of Missouri–Columbia . She moved to Los Angeles, California , in the early 1970s, where she taught English at Jordan High School, in the Watts neighborhood. CAREER Early career After her teaching stint concluded, Bloodworth went on to work for '' The Wall Street Journal '' in advertising. She then became a reporter for the '' Los Angeles Daily Journal ''. During this period, she also began working as a Freelance Writer in television.
Creating and producing Bloodworth met region as well. The company produced several Situation Comedies , most notably the show '' Designing Women '', which reunited Bloodworth-Thomason with ''Filthy Rich'' cast members Dixie Carter and Delta Burke . The company also created and produced '' Evening Shade '', '' Hearts Afire '', as well as '' Women Of The House '' which featured Burke in a short-lived '' Designing Women '' spinoff, as well as ''Emeril'', a short-lived Sitcom featuring chef Emeril Lagasse . FRIENDSHIP WITH THE CLINTONS The Thomasons' friendship with the Clintons dates back to Bill Clinton's days as governor of Arkansas . The couple created several short-subject political promotional films for Clinton and for other candidates, such as General Wesley Clark 's presidential bid and Hillary Clinton 's run for the United States Senate . The most famous of these pieces was '' The Man From Hope '', which introduced Clinton at the 1992 Democratic Convention . The Thomasons also consulted on other aspects of Clinton's presentation, including his arrival at the convention by walking the considerable distance from the basement of Macy's in Manhattan to the convention site at Madison Square Garden . OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS Bloodworth-Thomason has since gone on to write her first novel, '' Liberating Paris '', released in 2004. '' Variety '' reported in March, 2005, that the Thomasons were working on a screen adaptation of the novel, with actors Michelle Pfeiffer, Billy Bob Thornton and Dwight Yoakam committed to the film despite there being no completed script. The project was one of two film projects that the Thomasons were to produce with Jeff Sagansky , the other being a Bloodworth-Thomason script called ''Southern Comfort'' and based on a documentary by filmmaker Kate Davis. A new series by Bloodworth-Thomason, '', her early concept for the new show was expressed as "It looks at the life of a Chevy dealership-owning hick family the way that '' The Sopranos '' looks at the mob."http://www.movieweb.com/news/03/7103.php MovieWeb recap of ''Variety'' article, March 10, 2005 Bloodworth-Thomason founded The Claudia Foundation in Poplar Bluff, in the Bloodworth House. Dedicated to empowering and enriching the lives of young people, especially young women, the foundation offers scholarships, academice experiences, community services and opportunities in the arts. NOTES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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