Jeffrey Hatcher is a much-produced American playwright and screenwriter. He wrote the stage play ''Compleat Female Stage Beauty'', which he later adapted into a screenplay, shortened to just ''Stage Beauty'' (2004). He also co-wrote the stage adaptation of ''Tuesdays with Morrie'' with author Mitch Albom, and ''Three Viewings'', a comedy consisting of three monologues - each of which takes place in a funeral home. He wrote the screenplay ''Casanova'' for director Lasse Hallström, as well as the screenplay for ''The Duchess'' (2008). He has also written for the Peter Falk TV series ''Columbo'' and E! Entertainment Television.
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