Eunetta T. Boone

Eunetta T. Boone (c. 1955 – March 20, 2019) was an American television writer and producer. She was the creator and writer of several television series and, at the time of her death, she was serving as the executive producer and showrunner for the third season of the Disney Channel series Raven's Home.

Eunetta T. Boone
Bornc. 1955
Washington, D.C., US
Died (aged 63)
Los Angeles, California, US
Occupations
  • Producer
  • journalist

Life and career

Boone was born in Washington, D.C. Her parents ensured that she and her sister were raised "culturally enriched".[1] Boone graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of Maryland and a Master of Science in journalism from Columbia University. She was a sports reporter for the evening edition of The Baltimore Sun, the first African American woman to hold the position at the newspaper.[2]

In 1990, Boone made the career change from sportswriting when she took a screenwriting workshop offered by the Maryland Film Commission. She then later took part in a Warner Bros. writing workshop and jobs as a staff writer on several series, such as The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Roc, and The Parent 'Hood.[3] She became an executive producer and concurrently served on two hit shows for 20th Century Fox and Disney's Touchstone Television, The Hughleys and My Wife and Kids. This led to Boone creating her own comedy series, One on One and its spinoff, Cuts.[4][5] UPN canceled One on One and Cuts in 2006.[6][7]

Boone also wrote a feature film script titled Who Is Doris Payne?[8] As of 2018, the biographical film about jewel thief Doris Payne remained in development for over a decade.[9] In 2011, an autobiography of jockey Sylvia Harris co-written by Boone and William H. Boulware was published by Ecco Press.[10][11]

From 2007 to 2013, Boone was a screenwriting instructor with an emphasis in comedy writing in the UCLA Extension Writers' Program. She went on to become an advisor to Raven-Symoné for the series Raven's Home and was to be its executive producer and showrunner for its upcoming third season.[2][4] The production was temporarily shut down following Boone's death.[2]

Death

Boone died of an apparent heart attack in her Los Angeles home on March 20, 2019. She was 63.[2][4]

Filmography
Year Title Role
1992 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Writer[12]
1992–1993 Roc Writer[12]
1994–1996 Living Single Producer[4][13]
1996 Lush Life Producer[4] and writer[12]
1997–1998 The Parent 'Hood Writer[4]
1998–2000 The Hughleys Co-executive producer[14][15]
2001 My Wife and Kids Co-executive producer[14][15]
2001–2006 One on One Creator and showrunner[6][12]
2005–2006 Cuts Creator and showrunner[7][16]
2019 Raven's Home Executive producer[2]

References
  1. Mcnatt, Glenn (December 25, 2005). "Imagine, If You Will". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 22, 2019. I grew up in an urban situation that one might call the ghetto, but it didn't feel like that, because my mother and father worked so hard to see that my sister and I were culturally enriched.
  2. Andreeva, Nellie (March 21, 2019). "Eunetta T. Boone Dies: "One On One" Creator, "Raven's Home" Showrunner Was 63". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  3. Zurawik, David (July 18, 2001). "UPN sitcom to be set in Baltimore". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  4. Zurawik, David (March 21, 2019). "Eunetta T. Boone, Hollywood producer and former Evening Sun sportswriter, dies". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  5. Santi, Christina (March 22, 2019). "'One on One' Creator Eunetta Boone Dead at 63". EBONY. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  6. Muir, John Kenneth (May 1, 2007). TV Year: The Prime Time 2005–2006 Season. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 262. ISBN 9781557836847.
  7. Muir 2007, p. 189
  8. Muhammad, Latifah (March 21, 2019). "Eunetta T. Boone, TV Producer And Writer, Dead At 63". Vibe. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  9. Swanson, Anna (February 14, 2018). "Tessa Thompson Lands Another Incredible Role". Film School Rejects. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  10. "Long Shot by Sylvia Harris , Eunetta T. Boone". Kirkus Reviews. December 30, 2010.
  11. "Long Shot: My Bipolar Life and the Horses Who Saved Me". Publishers Weekly. December 20, 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  12. Littleton, Cynthia (March 22, 2019). "Eunetta Boone, Showrunner and Creator of 'One on One,' Dies at 63". Variety. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  13. Cheers, Imani M. (July 20, 2017). The Evolution of Black Women in Television: Mammies, Matriarchs and Mistresses. Routledge. p. 28. ISBN 9781315511238.
  14. Umstead, R. Thomas (March 21, 2019). "'Raven's Home' Showrunner Eunetta Boone Dies". Multichannel. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  15. Braxton, Greg (March 28, 2001). "No One's Laughing About ABC's Sitcom Skirmish". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  16. "Eunetta T. Boone: Credits". TV Guide. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
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