263:
for the spinoff show and invented most of the character names. Straczynski later recalled the considerable time DiTillio spent writing character background for the show. "One of the things Larry and I decided, very early on, was that She-Ra couldn't just be 'He-Man with boobs.' The show had to go
139:
After graduating, DiTillio decided to make a career as a
Hollywood writer. He knocked on agency doors until he was able to find an agent willing and able to find him work as a film writer. DiTillio wrote for both television and movies in the 1970s, including a stint on
217:
264:
deeper than that, especially given that we were creating this for a female lead character." However, when
Filmation refused to give them credit on-screen, both left, finding work with
1029:
203:
magazine, writing about news from the world of film and television in his "The Sword of
Hollywood" column. Other Chaosium titles he wrote or contributed to, include;
235:
700:
298:
954:
948:
989:
984:
489:
821:
1019:
994:
429:
242:
Despite his success in the role-playing games industry, once the screenwriters' strike ended, DiTillio went back to screenwriting.
397:
152:
805:
640:
763:
1004:
999:
865:
159:
During a writers' strike in 1983, DiTillio searched for other ways to generate income through writing, so he was hired by
595:
229:
189:
920:
193:, which author Shannon Appelcine states is considered one of the best roleplaying adventures of all time, and won an
1014:
1009:
223:
381:
270:
959:
351:
211:
146:
565:
839:
156:
series and over its two seasons, wrote 17 episodes, more than anyone else. He also directed one episode.
580:
520:
444:
99:
1024:
715:
413:
255:
287:, with Straczynski as producer and DiTillio the executive story editor. DiTillio also worked on the
685:
292:
366:
105:
730:
250:
825:
550:
260:
179:
111:
979:
974:
504:
336:
8:
169:
124:
296:, writing or co-writing most of the episodes. In 2002, he was a writer for the updated
943:
916:
897:
801:
764:"Larry DiTillio, co-creator of She-Ra and well-known genre TV writer has passed away"
624:
265:
199:
288:
278:
205:
160:
968:
194:
63:
459:
174:
173:
adventure that Flying
Buffalo published. DiTillio also collaborated with
939:
670:
474:
655:
283:
141:
95:
892:
Faragher, Steve (March 1997). "The
Complete Masks of Nyarlathotep".
184:
277:
In 1993, DiTillio worked with
Straczynski again, this time on the
197:. For a few months, DiTillio was also a contributor to Chaosium's
866:"Larry DiTillio, Visionary Game Designer and Writer, 1940-2019"
824:. Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design. Archived from
128:
91:
127:
for four years. He then spent an additional two years at
90:(February 15, 1948 – March 16, 2019) was an American
1030:
Deaths from
Parkinson's disease in the United States
305:DiTillio died at the age of 71 on March 16, 2019.
150:. He then became a staff writer for the original
966:
218:Demon Magic: The Second Stormbringer Companion
253:became writers for Filmation's spin-off show
490:Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future
123:Larry DiTillio attended the film school at
887:
885:
795:
367:He-Man and She-Ra: The Secret of the Sword
245:In 1985, he wrote the feature-length film
910:
891:
791:
789:
787:
785:
783:
882:
247:He-Man and She-Ra: Secret of the Sword.
967:
757:
755:
753:
751:
749:
701:He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
398:He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
299:He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
177:to create the world-spanning campaign
153:He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
863:
780:
761:
990:21st-century American screenwriters
985:20th-century American screenwriters
746:
227:fantasy role-playing game, and the
13:
960:Creating the Filmmation Generation
14:
1041:
933:
913:Creating the Filmation Generation
16:American writer and game designer
1020:American male television writers
995:American science fiction writers
430:Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling
904:
857:
832:
822:"Origins Award Winners (1996)"
814:
651:Writer/Executive Story Editor
382:Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
308:
271:Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors
249:Following its release, he and
209:, the first adventure for the
167:(1984), the final multiplayer
102:writer. His creations include
1:
949:Interview with Larry DiTillio
739:
352:Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
147:Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
840:"Larry DiTiilio Passed Away"
796:Appelcline, Shannon (2011).
536:Captain Power: The Beginning
118:
7:
1005:American television writers
1000:American male screenwriters
596:Peter Pan & the Pirates
10:
1046:
915:. Two Morrows Publishing.
864:Mason, Mike (2019-03-17).
762:Weiss, Josh (2019-03-17).
521:The California Raisin Show
337:Those Mad, Mad Moviemakers
100:tabletop role-playing game
716:Kong: The Animated Series
414:She-Ra: Princess of Power
256:She-Ra: Princess of Power
134:
77:
69:
59:
47:
28:
21:
955:Roleplaying game credits
686:Beast Wars: Transformers
1015:American male novelists
1010:Chaosium game designers
844:Dungeon Master Magazine
800:. Mongoose Publishing.
798:Designers & Dragons
259:. DiTillio created the
106:The Secret of the Sword
911:Scheimer, Lou (2012).
731:Transformers: Animated
251:J. Michael Straczynski
109:and the award-winning
551:The Real Ghostbusters
180:Masks of Nyarlathotep
165:The Isle of Darksmoke
112:Masks of Nyarlathotep
681:Writer/Story Editor
641:Conan the Adventurer
170:Tunnels & Trolls
88:Lawrence G. DiTillio
33:Lawrence G. DiTillio
314:
215:role-playing game,
125:New York University
104:He-Man and She-Ra:
313:
951:, by Marv Wolfman
900:. pp. 56–57.
898:Future Publishing
807:978-1-907702-58-7
737:
736:
625:Murder, She Wrote
581:Deadly Nightmares
266:DIC Entertainment
163:. DiTillio wrote
85:
84:
78:Years active
73:Television writer
43:February 15, 1948
1037:
1025:Filmation people
927:
926:
908:
902:
901:
889:
880:
879:
877:
876:
861:
855:
854:
852:
851:
836:
830:
829:
818:
812:
811:
793:
778:
777:
775:
774:
759:
315:
312:
236:Terror Australis
200:Different Worlds
131:'s film school.
54:
42:
40:
19:
18:
1045:
1044:
1040:
1039:
1038:
1036:
1035:
1034:
965:
964:
936:
931:
930:
923:
909:
905:
896:. No. 17.
890:
883:
874:
872:
862:
858:
849:
847:
838:
837:
833:
820:
819:
815:
808:
794:
781:
772:
770:
760:
747:
742:
610:The Hidden Room
311:
289:animated series
279:science-fiction
230:Call of Cthulhu
206:The Grey Knight
190:Call of Cthulhu
137:
121:
52:
38:
36:
35:
34:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1043:
1033:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
982:
977:
963:
962:
957:
952:
946:
940:Larry DiTillio
935:
934:External links
932:
929:
928:
922:978-1605490441
921:
903:
881:
856:
831:
828:on 2007-12-21.
813:
806:
779:
744:
743:
741:
738:
735:
734:
727:
724:
720:
719:
712:
709:
705:
704:
697:
694:
690:
689:
682:
679:
675:
674:
667:
664:
660:
659:
652:
649:
645:
644:
637:
634:
630:
629:
621:
618:
614:
613:
607:
604:
600:
599:
592:
589:
585:
584:
577:
574:
570:
569:
562:
559:
555:
554:
547:
544:
540:
539:
533:
530:
526:
525:
517:
514:
510:
509:
501:
498:
494:
493:
486:
483:
479:
478:
471:
468:
464:
463:
456:
453:
449:
448:
445:The Centurions
441:
438:
434:
433:
426:
423:
419:
418:
417:(18 episodes)
410:
407:
403:
402:
401:(17 episodes)
394:
391:
387:
386:
378:
375:
371:
370:
363:
360:
356:
355:
348:
345:
341:
340:
333:
330:
326:
325:
322:
319:
310:
307:
161:Flying Buffalo
136:
133:
120:
117:
83:
82:
79:
75:
74:
71:
67:
66:
61:
57:
56:
55:(aged 71)
51:March 16, 2019
49:
45:
44:
32:
30:
26:
25:
23:Larry DiTillio
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1042:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
972:
970:
961:
958:
956:
953:
950:
947:
945:
941:
938:
937:
924:
918:
914:
907:
899:
895:
888:
886:
871:
867:
860:
845:
841:
835:
827:
823:
817:
809:
803:
799:
792:
790:
788:
786:
784:
769:
765:
758:
756:
754:
752:
750:
745:
733:
732:
728:
725:
722:
721:
718:
717:
713:
710:
707:
706:
703:
702:
698:
695:
692:
691:
688:
687:
683:
680:
677:
676:
673:
672:
668:
665:
662:
661:
658:
657:
653:
650:
647:
646:
643:
642:
638:
635:
632:
631:
627:
626:
622:
619:
616:
615:
611:
608:
605:
602:
601:
598:
597:
593:
590:
587:
586:
583:
582:
578:
575:
572:
571:
568:
567:
563:
560:
557:
556:
553:
552:
548:
545:
542:
541:
537:
534:
531:
528:
527:
524:(5 episodes)
523:
522:
518:
515:
512:
511:
508:(2 episodes)
507:
506:
502:
499:
496:
495:
492:
491:
487:
484:
481:
480:
477:
476:
472:
469:
466:
465:
462:
461:
457:
454:
451:
450:
447:
446:
442:
439:
436:
435:
432:
431:
427:
424:
421:
420:
416:
415:
411:
408:
405:
404:
400:
399:
395:
392:
389:
388:
385:(7 episodes)
384:
383:
379:
376:
373:
372:
369:
368:
364:
361:
358:
357:
354:
353:
349:
346:
343:
342:
339:
338:
334:
331:
328:
327:
323:
320:
317:
316:
306:
303:
301:
300:
295:
294:
290:
286:
285:
280:
275:
273:
272:
267:
262:
258:
257:
252:
248:
243:
240:
238:
237:
232:
231:
226:
225:
220:
219:
214:
213:
208:
207:
202:
201:
196:
195:Origins Award
192:
191:
186:
182:
181:
176:
172:
171:
166:
162:
157:
155:
154:
149:
148:
143:
132:
130:
126:
116:
114:
113:
108:
107:
101:
97:
93:
89:
80:
76:
72:
68:
65:
62:
58:
50:
46:
31:
27:
20:
912:
906:
893:
873:. Retrieved
869:
859:
848:. Retrieved
846:. 2019-03-17
843:
834:
826:the original
816:
797:
771:. Retrieved
767:
729:
714:
699:
684:
669:
654:
639:
628:(1 Episode)
623:
612:(TV series)
609:
594:
579:
564:
549:
535:
519:
503:
488:
473:
458:
443:
428:
412:
396:
380:
365:
350:
335:
304:
297:
291:
282:
276:
269:
254:
246:
244:
241:
234:
228:
224:Stormbringer
222:
216:
210:
204:
198:
188:
178:
168:
164:
158:
151:
145:
138:
122:
110:
103:
87:
86:
53:(2019-03-16)
980:2019 deaths
975:1948 births
566:Swamp Thing
538:(TV Movie)
460:Galaxy High
309:Filmography
233:supplement
183:(1984) for
175:Lynn Willis
60:Nationality
969:Categories
875:2020-04-11
850:2020-04-11
773:2020-04-11
740:References
671:Hypernauts
475:Bionic Six
293:Beast Wars
261:show bible
70:Occupation
39:1948-02-15
768:SyFy Wire
656:Babylon 5
284:Babylon 5
212:Pendragon
142:Filmation
119:Education
96:TV series
81:1970–2009
870:Chaosium
693:2002–04
678:1996–99
648:1994–95
505:Superman
482:1987-88
422:1985–86
390:1983–85
302:series.
221:for the
185:Chaosium
64:American
726:Writer
711:Writer
696:Writer
666:Writer
636:Writer
620:Writer
606:Writer
591:Writer
576:Writer
561:Writer
546:Writer
532:Writer
516:Writer
500:Writer
485:Writer
470:Writer
455:Writer
440:Writer
425:Writer
409:Writer
393:Writer
377:Writer
362:Writer
347:Writer
332:Writer
281:series
919:
894:Arcane
804:
135:Career
98:, and
723:2009
708:2005
663:1996
633:1992
617:1991
603:1991
588:1990
573:1990
558:1990
543:1987
529:1989
513:1989
497:1988
467:1987
452:1986
437:1986
406:1985
374:1985
359:1985
344:1984
329:1972
324:Show
321:Role
318:Year
944:IMDb
917:ISBN
802:ISBN
129:UCLA
92:film
48:Died
29:Born
942:at
268:on
187:'s
144:'s
971::
884:^
868:.
842:.
782:^
766:.
748:^
274:.
239:.
115:.
94:,
925:.
878:.
853:.
810:.
776:.
41:)
37:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.