Shawn Slovo

Shawn Slovo is a South African screenwriter, best known for the film A [World Apart (1988 film)|A World Apart], based on her childhood under apartheid. She is the daughter of South [African Communist Party] leaders Joe Slovo and Ruth First. She wrote the screenplay for the 2006 film Catch a Fire, and for the 2001 film Captain [Corelli's Mandolin (film)|Captain Corelli's Mandolin].
In the late 1970s, she served as Robert De Niro's personal assistant while he made the films Raging Bull and The [King of Comedy (film)|The King of Comedy]. She also wrote the screenplay for Muhammad Ali's [Greatest Fight].
Slovo lives in London and often works for Working [Title Films]. Her sister Gillian Slovo is also a writer and her sister Robyn Slovo is a producer.
Slovo's family is Jewish.