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Don Payne

Don Payne

Known For Writing
Birthday May 05, 1964
Died Mar 26, 2013 (48)
Birthplace Wilmington, North Carolina, USA
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Updated Aug 11, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Aug 11, 2025
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Biography

William Donald Payne (May 5, 1964–March 26, 2013) was an American writer and producer. He wrote several episodes of The Simpsons after 2000, many of these with John Frink, whom he met while studying at the University of California, Los Angeles. The duo began their careers writing for the short-lived ... sitcom Hope and Gloria. Payne later moved into writing feature films, including My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006), and co-wrote Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), Thor (2011), and its sequel Thor: The Dark World (2013). Payne died from heart failure caused by bone cancer in March 2013. Description above from the Wikipedia article Don Payne (writer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Thor: The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World

2013

Story, In Memory Of

Thor

Thor

2011

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My Super Ex-Girlfriend

My Super Ex-Girlfriend

2006

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