Background
Sautter, Carl George was born on April 29, 1948 in Bromley, Kent, England. Came to the United States, 1950. Son of Albert George and Doreen Ivy (Humphries) Sautter.
Sautter, Carl George was born on April 29, 1948 in Bromley, Kent, England. Came to the United States, 1950. Son of Albert George and Doreen Ivy (Humphries) Sautter.
Bachelor in Sociology, Pomona College, 1970. Master of Arts in Urban Affairs, Occidental College, 1971.
Sautter wrote for television series including Trapper John, Doctor of Medicine on Columbia Broadcasting System, Moonlighting on American Broadcasting Company and Beverly Hills, 90210 on FOX. He also contributed to Hanna-Barbera"s Jetsons: The Movie. Sautter started his professional life as an urban planner for local government before pursuing a career as a writer lieutenant took seven years of failure before his writing career took official
Cognisant of the difficulties other writers have in breaking into the entertainment industry, Sautter shared his knowledge as an instructor at screenwriting workshops, including Selling to Hollywood, the New Writers Awards (sponsored by National Broadcasting Company), the Hawaii International Film Festival, and more.
Sautter published How to Sell Your Screenplay in 1992. Sautter"s last major project was as writer and story advisor for the 1993 Italian television series Lucky Luke, based on a French comic book character.
The series featured a largely American cast but was never broadcast in the United States. Sautter died on February 23, 1993 at the age of 44.
In the mid-1990s, the Scriptwriter"s Network created the Carl Sautter Memorial Screenwriting Competition as well as the Producer"s Outreach Program for Television.
( An Emmy Award nominee and former Moonlighting story edi...)
