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Queen of Vice

Based on a true story: In the aftermath of WWII, a small town farm girl battles corrupt cops, mobsters and her own demons to lift herself out of poverty and rise to the top of a vice empire in America’s lost mob playground: Hot Springs, Arkansas.

  • Monty Dobson
    Writer
    DIGADOHI, America from the Ground Up, Fighter: A boxing story
  • Project Type:
    Television Script
  • Genres:
    True Crime, Drama, Pilot
  • Number of Pages:
    60
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Catalyst National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Official Mentorship Program
    Duluth, MN
    October 7, 2022
    Selected as Mentee
Writer Biography - Monty Dobson

Monty Dobson is a disabled veteran, screenwriter, and the award-winning Executive Producer/Showrunner on two 6x30 seasons of the American history/archaeology television series America from the Ground Up (2014-2018). Dobson is an inaugural (2022) Mentee of the Catalyst Storyroad Institute’s National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Official Screenwriting Mentorship Program.
Monty's recent films include the feature length documentary DIGADOHI: Lands, Cherokee and the Trail of Tears (2020) currently airing on PBS and showing at festivals internationally; and the documentary short FIGHTER: a boxing story (2021) which profiles the work of Darrell Smith -a 100% disabled veteran and former Army boxing champion -with at risk youth in his community which is currently showing at film festivals internationally and available on the PBS website.
Born in Flint Michigan, Monty joined the US Navy out of school. After the end of his service, Dobson decided to pursue his lifelong love of history and earned Graduate degrees in History and Archaeology in the US and England. Monty has worked on archaeological excavations in the US and Europe and published manuscripts, articles, essays and Op-ed pieces internationally. Dobson is also a strong advocate for America’s Disabled Veterans. Monty resides in the heart of the Ozark Mountains in Missouri with his wife Jacqueline and a small herd of rescue cats.

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Writer Statement

As a child of alcoholic parents who watched siblings die of cancer, I fell in love with television as an escape. It transported me and opened new worlds. From PBS to the Rockford files, I saw many possibilities and worlds. As a screenwriter, I never undervalue the power of entertainment to transform and transfix. I wish nothing more than that the audience experiences a moment of joy with a smile. Kafka has his place, but I am here to entertain.