Linda Seger

Script Consultant
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Linda Seger

Script Consultant
Birthday

August 27, 1945

Birthplace

Peshtigo, Wisconsin

Date of Passing

February 16, 2026

Linda Seger was a script consultant who worked on television series and films. Her work can be seen on the tv movies "Pancho Barnes," "A Place to Call Home," and "The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy."

Seger also consulted on films including "Spirit of Love: The Mike Glenn Story," "Silent Heart," and "Cowboys & Aliens."

In addition to her work as a script consultant, Seger was also an author. Ron Howard cited her first book "Making a Good Script Great: A Guide for Writing and Rewriting" as a touchstone for him which he used on all his films starting with "Apollo 13." Multiple Academy Award-winning filmmakers and Barbara Corday (co-creator of Cagney & Lacey) have also praised it. Seger also wrote several other books about screenwriting.

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