Debora Cahn
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Debora T. Cahn is an American television writer, most notable for her work on The West Wing
The West Wing (TV series)
The West Wing is an American television serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999 to May 14, 2006...

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In 2005, Cahn won a Writers Guild of America
Writers Guild of America
The Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions:* The Writers Guild of America, East , representing TV and film writers East of the Mississippi....

 award for writing the fifth season episode entitled "The Supremes
The Supremes (The West Wing)
"The Supremes" is episode 105 of The West Wing and the 17th of the fifth season. The episode centers on the appointment of a new Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.-Plot:Owen Brady, the conservative anchor of the Supreme Court, has died...

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Following The West Wings end, Cahn was hired as a producer for Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...

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Episodes written

  • The West Wing
    • "Jefferson Lives", (story, with Carol Flint)
    • "Abu el Banat"
    • "The Supremes"
    • "No Exit", with Carol Flint
    • "Liftoff"
    • "Impact Winter"
    • "Drought Conditions"
    • "The Ticket
      The Ticket (The West Wing)
      "The Ticket" is episode 133 of The West Wing, and the first episode of the seventh season.-Plot:The season opener starts with a scene from three years in the future; a reunion of several main characters at the opening of Bartlet's Presidential library. References are made to the lives of the...

      "
    • "Undecideds
      Undecideds
      - Plot :In this episode Santos finds himself in the middle of a situation in which a black child is shot dead by a Latino Police officer in LA. Josh calls in a trusted black advisor from Washington and advises a visit from Santos to the bereaved mother...

      "
    • "The Cold
      The Cold
      "The Cold" is episode 145 of The West Wing. This episode contained the final performance of cast member John Spencer .-Plot:...

      " (teleplay and story, with Lauren Schmidt)
    • "Requiem
      Requiem (The West Wing)
      "Requiem" is episode 150 of The West Wing.Following his death on election night, Leo McGarry is laid to rest. The service was filmed at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore.-Plot:...

      ", with John Wells
      John Wells (TV producer)
      John Marcum Wells is an American theater and television producer, writer and director. He is best known for his role as executive producer and show runner of the television series ER, Third Watch, and The West Wing. His company, John Wells Productions, is currently based at Warner Bros. studios in...

       and Eli Attie
      Eli Attie
      Eli Attie is a writer and political operative. He served as chief speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore from 1997 until Gore's concession of the 2000 election, and before that worked for President Bill Clinton and House Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt....

    • "Institutional Memory
      Institutional Memory
      "Insititutional Memory" is episode 153 of The West Wing, the penultimate episode of the series.-Plot:The episode is set two weeks before the inauguration and the Bartlet administration staff is preparing to leave the White House. Most are seeking jobs in the Santos administration or elsewhere. C.J...

      "
  • Grey's Anatomy
    Grey's Anatomy
    Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...

    • "Sometimes a Fantasy"
    • "Scars and Souvenirs"
    • "Love/Addiction"
    • "Losing My Mind"
    • "Brave New World"
    • "Wish You Were Here"
    • "Now or Never"
    • "Blink"
    • "Push"
    • "Not Responsible"
    • "Unaccompanied Minor"
  • Private Practice
    • "Ex-Life" (with Jon Cowan
      Jon Cowan
      Jon Cowan is an American television producer and writer, best known for his work on TV shows Crossing Jordan and Private Practice.Cowan joined the Private Practice writing staff in the second season...

      , Robert Rovner
      Robert Rovner
      Robert Rovner is an American television producer and writer, best known for his work on TV shows Crossing Jordan and Bionic Woman. He is currently serving as an executive producer and writer of Grey's Anatomy's 2007 spin-off series, Private Practice....

       and Krista Vernoff
      Krista Vernoff
      - Television :Much of Vernoff's work has been in the medium of television, as a script writer.She has worked on a number of American television shows, including:...

      )
    • "The End of a Beautiful Friendship"

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