# Christopher Knopf
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{{Short description|American screenwriter and union executive (1927–2019)}}
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| birth_name = Christopher Edwin Knopf
| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|12|20}}
| birth_place = [New York City](/source/New_York_City), U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|02|13|1927|12|20}}
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| education = [University of California, Los Angeles](/source/University_of_California%2C_Los_Angeles)
[University of California, Berkeley](/source/University_of_California%2C_Berkeley)
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| occupation = Screenwriter, union executive
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| spouse = Betty McKeehan
(m. 1951; div. 1969)[Parsons, Louella (February 12, 1951). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/458445304/?clipping_id=176394911 "Norman Taurog to Direct Next Martin-Lewis Film"]. ''The San Francisco Examiner''. p.23. "Handsome Christopher Knopf and Betty McKeehan marrying April 7 in Port Hueneme Presbyterian Church. Christopher is the son of the Edwin Knopfs (I've him since he was a small boy), and Miss McKeehan is daughter of Police Commissioner and Mrs. Ralph McKeehan of Port Hueneme."]["California, Divorce Index, 1966-1984", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPBF-PH1 : Tue Feb 25 18:02:35 UTC 2025), Entry for Bette D Mckeehan and Christop E Knopf, Oct 1969.]
Elaine Dabich
(m. 1972; div. 1974)[Bannon, Anthony (December 6, 1972). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/872419173/?clipping_id=176398781 "'Nothing Original Left,' Writer Knopf Says"]. ''The Buffalo News''. Sec. IV, p. 76. Retrieved July 21, 1971. "Mr. Knopf, who lives in Los Angeles, was in Western New York recently, visiting his wife Elaine's, relatives, Mr. and John L. Oles of 84 Cloverleaf Ave., Lackawanna, and John J. Dabich of 2094 Abbott Rd., Lackawanna."]["California, Divorce Index, 1966-1984", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPBF-PC9 : Tue Feb 25 18:02:35 UTC 2025), Entry for Elaine J Dabich and Christop E Knopf, Mar 1974.]
Lorraine Curry
(m. 1975)[{{Cite news|title=Marriages|author=|date=May 1975|work=WGA West Newsletter|page=23|quote=Christopher Knopf to Lorraine Curry, June 21. They'll honeymoon in Tahiti.|id={{ProQuest|2293625268}}}}][[https://www.newspapers.com/image/534695703/?clipping_id=63658460 "Obituary Notices: Christopher Edwin Knopf"]. ''The Los Angeles Times''. February 17, 2019. p. B8. Retrieved July 10, 2025. "He is survived by his loving wife of 44 years, Lorraine."] (December 20, 1927 – February 13, 2019) was an American screenwriter and union executive. He served as the president of the [Writers Guild of America West](/source/Writers_Guild_of_America_West) (WGAW) and the [International Affiliation of Writers Guilds](/source/International_Affiliation_of_Writers_Guilds) (IAWG).[{{cite news |last1=McNary |first1=Dave |title=TV Writer Christopher Knopf, Former WGA West President, Dies at 91 |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/obituaries-people-news/christopher-knopf-dead-dies-former-wga-west-president-1203141649/ |work=Variety |date=February 15, 2019 |access-date=February 18, 2019 |archive-date=February 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217124933/https://variety.com/2019/tv/obituaries-people-news/christopher-knopf-dead-dies-former-wga-west-president-1203141649/ |url-status=live }}][{{cite news |last1=Bartlett |first1=Rhett |title=Christopher Knopf, 'Emperor of the North' Screenwriter, Dies at 91 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/christopher-knopf-dead-emperor-north-screenwriter-was-91-1187447 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 15, 2019 |access-date=February 18, 2019 |archive-date=February 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217211704/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/christopher-knopf-dead-emperor-north-screenwriter-was-91-1187447 |url-status=live }}][{{cite news |last1=Haring |first1=Bruce |title=Christopher Knopf Dies: Former President Of The Writers Guild Of America West Was 91 |url=https://deadline.com/2019/02/christopher-knopf-dies-former-president-of-the-writers-guild-of-america-west-was-91-1202558887/ |work=Deadline |date=February 15, 2019 |access-date=February 18, 2019 |archive-date=February 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217130240/https://deadline.com/2019/02/christopher-knopf-dies-former-president-of-the-writers-guild-of-america-west-was-91-1202558887/ |url-status=live }}] He won two awards from the WGAW: the Morgan Cox Award in 1991 and the Edmund H. North Award in 2002.