Ann Donahue Gives Away 'Identity'

Ann Donahue recently hyped next Monday's new CSI: Miami episode, "Identity."

"It's a story I wrote about stolen identity," she told David Wecker at the Cincinnati Post. "And it also has a murder unlike anything you've ever seen on TV. Without giving it away, let's just say a girl gets devoured."

Donahue, who moved to Los Angeles at the age of 21, broke into the Hollywood circuit with a script called Those Beaumont Girls, a story about life in a Catholic girl's school during World War II. Previous to her involvement in the CSI franchise, she worked on the television series China Beach, which she still thinks of as one of her biggest breaks. But despite her Tinseltown success, the 50-year-old writer never thought she'd hit it big in Los Angeles. "I looked around and realized all the networks were here -- I'd thought they were in New York."

"Then I started wondering if I might work for a TV show," she added. To prepare herself for this, she began to read original scripts of movies such as Chinatown and The Way We Were to familiarize herself with the format. But mainly, the writer found most inspiration in Woody Allen scripts. "I learned that good dialogue never makes logical sense, but it always makes perfect emotional sense. I also learned that what doesn't get said can be as important as what does."

Donahue also cherishes the advice former writing teacher Wanda DeBra gave her. "The one thing she pounded into us was that one person can make a difference in society. She encouraged me to play an active role, to be a part of society."

To read the full interview, head over to the Cincinnati Post. Thanks to Lysette van Erp for this!

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