Callie Khouri

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Most Creative People 2013

Callie Khouri

TV and film writer

The former waitress with a long memory

Callie Khouri is a screenwriter and producer whose latest project is ABC's music-industry drama Nashville. She won an Oscar for best original screenplay for Thelma & Louise.

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“Nashville” Creator Callie Khouri On The Art Of The Creative Crossover

Khouri, No. 80 on Fast Company’s Most Creative People In Business 2013 list, won an Oscar for Thelma & Louise. Now she’s getting a crash course in the TV business. Here, on the eve of the season finale of her first ever small-screen show, are some of the things she has learned.

“Nashville” Creator Callie Khouri On The Art Of The Creative Crossover

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