Dana Horgan is a writer of ABC's Once Upon a Time.
Biography
Dana Horgan studied at Ithaca College from 2000–2004, where she received a BS in Cinema and Photography. She then studied at Boston University from 2004–2007, where she received an MFA in Screenwriting.[2]
Dana has previously worked at Walden Media as a Reader and Publishing Assistant, at Red Wagon Entertainment as a Story Editor, at Chernin Entertainment as an Assistant, and at Hell on Wheels as an Assistant to the Executive Producers.[2]
Dana joined Once Upon a Time in May 2013 as a staff writer. She was later promoted to Story Editor in April 2014, and would start writing episodes of her own in Season Four, beginning with "The Apprentice".[2]
Trivia
- After the announcement that the seventh season would be the final season of the series, she wrote the following on Twitter:
- Now that the mist of tears has cleared... Five years ago this show changed my life. I'm forever grateful to our fantastic bosses, amazing fans, and all the crazy talented people who made Once happen. It's been a dream writing magic with the best people I know. Thank you, Once.[3]
- Has her own user page on the Once Upon a Time Wiki.
- On March 21, 2020, Horgan hosted an AMA in the Once Upon a Time Wiki, alongside fellow Once Upon a Time writers Leah Fong and Brigitte Hales.[4][5]
- Horgan wasn't originally scheduled to host the AMA, and instead created the account to support Hales and Fong, before finally joining them.
- On March 21, 2020, Horgan hosted an AMA in the Once Upon a Time Wiki, alongside fellow Once Upon a Time writers Leah Fong and Brigitte Hales.[4][5]
Appearances
Once Upon a Time: Specials | ||||||||||
"Magic is Coming": |
"The Price of Magic": | "Journey to Neverland": | "Wicked is Coming": | "Storybrooke Has Frozen Over": | ||||||
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"Secrets of Storybrooke": | "Dark Swan Rises": | "Evil Reigns Once More": | "The Final Battle Begins": | |||||||
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Credits
Writer
Once Upon a Time: Season Four | ||||||||||
"A Tale of Two Sisters": |
"White Out": |
"Rocky Road": |
"The Apprentice": |
"Breaking Glass": |
"Family Business": | "The Snow Queen": |
"Smash the Mirror": |
"Fall": | "Shattered Sight": |
"Heroes and Villains": |
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"Darkness on the Edge of Town": |
"Unforgiven": | "Enter the Dragon": | "Poor Unfortunate Soul": |
"Best Laid Plans": | "Heart of Gold": | "Sympathy for the De Vil": |
"Lily": | "Mother": | "Operation Mongoose Part 1": |
"Operation Mongoose Part 2": |
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Once Upon a Time: Season Five | |||||||||||
"The Dark Swan" | "The Price": | "Siege Perilous": | "The Broken Kingdom": | "Dreamcatcher": | "The Bear and the Bow": | "Nimue": | "Birth": | "The Bear King": | "Broken Heart": | "Swan Song": | |
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"Souls of the Departed": | "Labor of Love": | "Devil's Due": | "The Brothers Jones": | "Our Decay": | "Her Handsome Hero": | "Ruby Slippers": | "Sisters": | "Firebird": | "Last Rites": | "Only You": | "An Untold Story": |
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Once Upon a Time: Season Six | ||||||||||
"The Savior": | "A Bitter Draught": | "The Other Shoe": | "Strange Case": | "Street Rats": | "Dark Waters": | "Heartless": | "I'll Be Your Mirror": | "Changelings": | "Wish You Were Here": | "Tougher Than the Rest": |
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"Murder Most Foul": | "Ill-Boding Patterns": | "Page 23": | "A Wondrous Place": | "Mother's Little Helper": | "Awake": | "Where Bluebirds Fly": | "The Black Fairy": | "The Song in Your Heart": | "The Final Battle Part 1": | "The Final Battle Part 2": |
No Credit | Credited | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit | Credited | No Credit | No Credit | No Credit |
Once Upon a Time: Season Seven | ||||||||||
"Hyperion Heights": | "A Pirate's Life": | "The Garden of Forking Paths": | "Beauty": | "Greenbacks": | "Wake Up Call": | "Eloise Gardener": | "Pretty in Blue": | "One Little Tear": | "The Eighth Witch": | "Secret Garden": |
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"A Taste of the Heights": | "Knightfall": | "The Girl in the Tower": | "Sisterhood": | "Breadcrumbs": | "Chosen": | "The Guardian": | "Flower Child": | "Is This Henry Mills?": | "Homecoming": | "Leaving Storybrooke": |
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External links
- Dana Horgan on Internet Movie Database
- @horgandee (Dana Horgan) on X, formerly Twitter