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'''Elizabeth "Liz" Sarnoff''' is an [[United States|American]] [[television writer]] and [[television producer|producer]].
'''Elizabeth Sarnoff''' is an American [[television writer]] and [[television producer|producer]].


She has written episodes of ''[[NYPD Blue]]'', ''[[Crossing Jordan]]'', ''[[Deadwood (TV series)|Deadwood]]'' and ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]''. She is the co-creator of the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] [[Crime (genre)|crime]]/[[Mystery fiction|mystery]] series ''[[Alcatraz (TV series)|Alcatraz]]''.<ref name=IMDB.com>{{imdb name|0765438|Liz Sarnoff}}</ref>
She has written episodes of ''[[NYPD Blue]]'', ''[[Crossing Jordan]]'', ''[[Deadwood (TV series)|Deadwood]]'' and ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]''. She is the co-creator of the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] [[Crime (genre)|crime]]/[[Mystery fiction|mystery]] series ''[[Alcatraz (TV series)|Alcatraz]]''.<ref name=IMDB.com>{{IMDb name|0765438|Liz Sarnoff}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Sarnoff joined the [[Crew of Deadwood|crew]] of ''Deadwood'' as an executive story editor and writer for the first season in 2004. Sarnoff wrote the episodes "Here Was a Man"<ref name = "Here Was a Man">{{cite episode|title = Here Was a Man|series = Deadwood|serieslink = Deadwood (TV series)|credits = Alan Taylor|writers = Elizabeth Sarnoff|network = HBO|airdate = 4/11/2004|season = 1|number = 4}}</ref> and "Suffer the Little Children".<ref name = "Suffer the Little Children">{{cite episode|title = Suffer the Little Children|series = Deadwood|serieslink = Deadwood (TV series)|credits = Dan Minahan|writers = Elizabeth Sarnoff|network = HBO|airdate = 5/9/2004|season = 1|number = 8}}</ref> She was promoted to producer for the second season in 2005. She wrote the episodes "New Money"<ref name = "New Money">{{cite episode|title = New Money|series = Deadwood|serieslink = Deadwood (TV series)|credits = Steve Shill|writers = Elizabeth Sarnoff|network = HBO|airdate = 3/20/2005|season = 2|number = 3}}</ref> and "Amalgamation and Capital".<ref name = "Amalgamation and Capital">{{cite episode|title = Amalgamation and Capital|series = Deadwood|serieslink = Deadwood (TV series)|credits = Ed Bianchi|writers = Elizabeth Sarnoff|network = HBO|airdate = 5/1/2005|season = 2|number = 9}}</ref> Sarnoff and the writing staff were nominated for the [[Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award]] for Best Dramatic Series at the [[Writers Guild of America Awards 2005|February 2006 ceremony]] for their work on the second season.
Sarnoff joined the crew of ''Deadwood'' as an executive story editor and writer for the first season in 2004. Sarnoff wrote the episodes "Here Was a Man"<ref name = "Here Was a Man">{{cite episode|title = Here Was a Man|series = Deadwood|series-link = Deadwood (TV series)|credits = Alan Taylor (director); Elizabeth Sarnoff (writer)|network = HBO|airdate = April 11, 2004|season = 1|number = 4}}</ref> and "Suffer the Little Children".<ref name = "Suffer the Little Children">{{cite episode|title = Suffer the Little Children|series = Deadwood|series-link = Deadwood (TV series)|credits = Dan Minahan (director); Elizabeth Sarnoff (writer)|network = HBO|airdate = May 9, 2004|season = 1|number = 8}}</ref> She was promoted to producer for the second season in 2005. She wrote the episodes "New Money"<ref name = "New Money">{{cite episode|title = New Money|series = Deadwood|series-link = Deadwood (TV series)|credits = Steve Shill (director); Elizabeth Sarnoff (writer)|network = HBO|airdate = March 20, 2005|season = 2|number = 3}}</ref> and "Amalgamation and Capital".<ref name = "Amalgamation and Capital">{{cite episode|title = Amalgamation and Capital|series = Deadwood|series-link = Deadwood (TV series)|credits = Ed Bianchi (director); Elizabeth Sarnoff (writer)|network = HBO|airdate = May 1, 2005|season = 2|number = 9}}</ref>


Sarnoff and the writing staff were nominated for the [[Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award]] for Best Dramatic Series at the [[Writers Guild of America Awards 2005|February 2006 ceremony]] for their work on the second season.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}
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She joined the crew of ''Lost'' as a producer and writer for the series [[Lost (season 2)|second season]] in fall 2005. Sarnoff and the ''Lost'' writing staff won the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2006 ceremony for their work on the first and second seasons.<ref name="WGA">{{cite news|url=http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1517|title=Awards Winners|accessdate=2007-10-17|publisher=[[Writers Guild of America]]|archiveurl=http://archive.is/1fr9|archivedate=2012-05-25}}</ref> She was promoted to supervising producer for the [[Lost (season 3)|third season]] in 2006. Sarnoff and her co-writer [[Christina M. Kim]] were nominated for the WGA award for Best Episodic Drama at the [[Writers Guild of America Awards 2006|February 2007 ceremony]] for their work on the second season episode "[[Two for the Road (Lost)|Two for the Road]]".<ref name="WGA07">{{cite news|url=http://www.wga.org/subpage_newsevents.aspx?id=2267|title=2007 Writers Guild Awards Television & Radio Nominees Announced |accessdate=2007-12-06|publisher=Writers Guild of America}}</ref> The writing staff were again nominated for the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2007 ceremony for their work on the second and third seasons.<ref name="WGA07"/> She remained a supervising producer and regular writer for the series [[Lost (season 4)|fourth season]] in 2008. She was nominated for the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series at the [[Writers Guild of America Awards 2008|February 2009 ceremony]] for her work on the fourth season of ''Lost''.<ref name="WGA 09 Official">{{Cite web|url=http://wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=3410|title=2009 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced|accessdate=2008-12-12|publisher=WGA|year=2008}}</ref> She was promoted to co-executive producer for the [[Lost (season 5)|fifth season]] in 2009. The writing staff was nominated for the award again at the [[Writers Guild of America Awards 2009|February 2010]] ceremony for their work on the fifth season.<ref name="WGA 10 Official">{{Cite web|url=http://wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=3888|title=2010 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced|accessdate=2010-04-15|publisher=WGA|year=2009}}</ref> She was promoted to executive producer for the series [[Lost (season 6)|sixth and final season]] in 2010.


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She joined the crew of ''Lost'' as a producer and writer for the series [[Lost (season 2)|second season]] in fall 2005. Sarnoff and the ''Lost'' writing staff won the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2006 ceremony for their work on the first and second seasons.<ref name="WGA">{{cite news|url=http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1517 |title=Awards Winners |access-date=October 17, 2007 |publisher=[[Writers Guild of America]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503192836/http://www.wga.org/awards/awardssub.aspx?id=1517 |archive-date=May 3, 2012 }}</ref> She was promoted to supervising producer for the [[Lost (season 3)|third season]] in 2006. Sarnoff and her co-writer [[Christina M. Kim]] were nominated for the WGA award for Best Episodic Drama at the [[Writers Guild of America Awards 2006|February 2007 ceremony]] for their work on the second season episode "[[Two for the Road (Lost)|Two for the Road]]".<ref name="WGA07">{{cite news|url=http://www.wga.org/subpage_newsevents.aspx?id=2267 |title=2007 Writers Guild Awards Television & Radio Nominees Announced |access-date=December 6, 2007 |publisher=Writers Guild of America |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205212901/http://www.wga.org/subpage_newsevents.aspx?id=2267 |archive-date=December 5, 2007 }}</ref> The writing staff were again nominated for the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2007 ceremony for their work on the second and third seasons.<ref name="WGA07"/> She remained a supervising producer and regular writer for the series [[Lost (season 4)|fourth season]] in 2008. She was nominated for the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series at the [[Writers Guild of America Awards 2008|February 2009 ceremony]] for her work on the fourth season of ''Lost''.<ref name="WGA 09 Official">{{Cite web|url=http://wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=3410 |title=2009 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced |access-date=December 12, 2008 |publisher=WGA |year=2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212052838/http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=3410 |archive-date=December 12, 2008 }}</ref> She was promoted to co-executive producer for the [[Lost (season 5)|fifth season]] in 2009. The writing staff was nominated for the award again at the [[Writers Guild of America Awards 2009|February 2010]] ceremony for their work on the fifth season.<ref name="WGA 10 Official">{{Cite web |url=http://wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=3888 |title=2010 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced |access-date=April 15, 2010 |publisher=WGA |year=2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129155258/http://www.wga.org/content/default.aspx?id=3888 |archive-date=January 29, 2010 }}</ref> She was promoted to executive producer for the series [[Lost (season 6)|sixth and final season]] in 2010.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}
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In 2011, Sarnoff, along with Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt, co-created the [[Fox Broadcasting Network|FOX]] series ''[[Alcatraz (TV series)|Alcatraz]]''. It premiered in the U.S. January 16, 2012.


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In 2011, Sarnoff, along with Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt, co-created the [[Fox Broadcasting Network|FOX]] series ''[[Alcatraz (TV series)|Alcatraz]]''. It premiered in the U.S. on January 16, 2012, but was cancelled after one series. She has since worked on series such as ''[[Crossbones (TV series)|Crossbones]]'', ''[[Marco Polo (2014 TV series)|Marco Polo]]'' and ''[[Barry (TV series)|Barry]]''.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}
==Trivia==
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Her name was used for a character in ''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'' episode "[[The Cure (Fringe)|The Cure]]". ''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'' is another show which, like ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'', was created by [[J. J. Abrams]].


==Personal life==
==Trivia==
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Her name was used for a character in ''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'' episode "[[The Cure (Fringe)|The Cure]]". Like ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'', ''[[Fringe (TV series)|Fringe]]'' was co-created by [[J. J. Abrams]] and produced by [[Bad Robot]].
Sarnoff is an [[coming out|out]] [[lesbian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afterellen.com/TV/2010-09-02-lesbian-tv-writer-elizabeth-sarnoff-working-with-jj-abrams-on-another-new-show|title=Lesbian TV writer Elizabeth Sarnoff working with JJ Abrams on another new show|date=September 2, 2010|first=Trish|last=Bendix|publisher=[[AfterEllen.com]]|accessdate=2010-12-05}}</ref>


==''Deadwood'' episodes==
==''Deadwood'' episodes==
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*"[[Stranger in a Strange Land (Lost)|Stranger in a Strange Land]]" (Season 3, Episode 9) with Christina M. Kim
*"[[Stranger in a Strange Land (Lost)|Stranger in a Strange Land]]" (Season 3, Episode 9) with Christina M. Kim
*"[[Left Behind (Lost)|Left Behind]]" (Season 3, Episode 15) with [[Damon Lindelof]]
*"[[Left Behind (Lost)|Left Behind]]" (Season 3, Episode 15) with [[Damon Lindelof]]
*"[[The Man Behind the Curtain]]" (Season 3, Episode 20) with [[Drew Goddard]]
*"[[The Man Behind the Curtain (Lost)|The Man Behind the Curtain]]" (Season 3, Episode 20) with [[Drew Goddard]]
*"[[Eggtown]]" (Season 4, Episode 4) with [[Greggory Nations]]
*"[[Eggtown]]" (Season 4, Episode 4) with [[Greggory Nations]]
*"[[Meet Kevin Johnson]]" (Season 4, Episode 8) with [[Brian K. Vaughan]]
*"[[Meet Kevin Johnson]]" (Season 4, Episode 8) with [[Brian K. Vaughan]]
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==''Alcatraz'' episodes==
==''Alcatraz'' episodes==
*"Pilot" 01.01 (with Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt)
*"Pilot" 01.01 (with Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt)

==''Salem'' episodes==
*”In Lies” 01.03
*”Vain” 01.05
*”Children, Be Afraid” 01.09

==''Crossbones'' episodes==
*”Antoinette” 01.04

==''Marco Polo'' episodes==
*”Mesaure Against The Linchpin” 01.03
*”Whitehorse“ 01.08
*”The Fellowship” 01.10

==''Barry'' episodes==
*"Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going" 01.07
*"The Audition" 02.07
*"candy asses" 03.07
*"a nice meal" 04.07


== References ==
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Elizabeth Sarnoff
Sarnoff at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con
Sarnoff at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con
OccupationScreenwriter, producer
NationalityAmerican
Notable worksDeadwood, Lost, Alcatraz

Elizabeth Sarnoff is an American television writer and producer.

She has written episodes of NYPD Blue, Crossing Jordan, Deadwood and Lost. She is the co-creator of the Fox crime/mystery series Alcatraz.[1]

Career

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Sarnoff joined the crew of Deadwood as an executive story editor and writer for the first season in 2004. Sarnoff wrote the episodes "Here Was a Man"[2] and "Suffer the Little Children".[3] She was promoted to producer for the second season in 2005. She wrote the episodes "New Money"[4] and "Amalgamation and Capital".[5]

Sarnoff and the writing staff were nominated for the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2006 ceremony for their work on the second season.[citation needed]

She joined the crew of Lost as a producer and writer for the series second season in fall 2005. Sarnoff and the Lost writing staff won the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2006 ceremony for their work on the first and second seasons.[6] She was promoted to supervising producer for the third season in 2006. Sarnoff and her co-writer Christina M. Kim were nominated for the WGA award for Best Episodic Drama at the February 2007 ceremony for their work on the second season episode "Two for the Road".[7] The writing staff were again nominated for the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2007 ceremony for their work on the second and third seasons.[7] She remained a supervising producer and regular writer for the series fourth season in 2008. She was nominated for the WGA Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2009 ceremony for her work on the fourth season of Lost.[8] She was promoted to co-executive producer for the fifth season in 2009. The writing staff was nominated for the award again at the February 2010 ceremony for their work on the fifth season.[9] She was promoted to executive producer for the series sixth and final season in 2010.[citation needed]

In 2011, Sarnoff, along with Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt, co-created the FOX series Alcatraz. It premiered in the U.S. on January 16, 2012, but was cancelled after one series. She has since worked on series such as Crossbones, Marco Polo and Barry.[citation needed]

Trivia

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Her name was used for a character in Fringe episode "The Cure". Like Lost, Fringe was co-created by J. J. Abrams and produced by Bad Robot.

Deadwood episodes

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  • "Here Was a Man" (Season 1, Episode 4)
  • "Suffer the Little Children" (Season 1, Episode 8)
  • "New Money" (Season 2, Episode 3)
  • "Amalgamation and Capital" (Season 2, Episode 8)

Lost episodes

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Alcatraz episodes

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  • "Pilot" 01.01 (with Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt)

Salem episodes

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  • ”In Lies” 01.03
  • ”Vain” 01.05
  • ”Children, Be Afraid” 01.09

Crossbones episodes

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  • ”Antoinette” 01.04

Marco Polo episodes

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  • ”Mesaure Against The Linchpin” 01.03
  • ”Whitehorse“ 01.08
  • ”The Fellowship” 01.10

Barry episodes

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  • "Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going" 01.07
  • "The Audition" 02.07
  • "candy asses" 03.07
  • "a nice meal" 04.07

References

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  1. ^ Liz Sarnoff at IMDb
  2. ^ Alan Taylor (director); Elizabeth Sarnoff (writer) (April 11, 2004). "Here Was a Man". Deadwood. Season 1. Episode 4. HBO.
  3. ^ Dan Minahan (director); Elizabeth Sarnoff (writer) (May 9, 2004). "Suffer the Little Children". Deadwood. Season 1. Episode 8. HBO.
  4. ^ Steve Shill (director); Elizabeth Sarnoff (writer) (March 20, 2005). "New Money". Deadwood. Season 2. Episode 3. HBO.
  5. ^ Ed Bianchi (director); Elizabeth Sarnoff (writer) (May 1, 2005). "Amalgamation and Capital". Deadwood. Season 2. Episode 9. HBO.
  6. ^ "Awards Winners". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2007.
  7. ^ a b "2007 Writers Guild Awards Television & Radio Nominees Announced". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on December 5, 2007. Retrieved December 6, 2007.
  8. ^ "2009 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced". WGA. 2008. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
  9. ^ "2010 Writers Guild Awards Television, Radio, News, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced". WGA. 2009. Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
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