Mark Handley

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Mark Handley
OccupationPlaywright, screenwriter
LanguageEnglish
GenreTheater, film

Mark Handley is a playwright and screenwriter.

Personal life

In 1977, he and his wife moved to the Pacific Northwest where they lived in isolation in a log cabin that they built themselves. [1]

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Career

He is best known for his play Idioglossia , [2] which was later produced as Jodie Foster's film, Nell . [3] Nell was co-written by Mr. Handley and British Dramatist William Nicholson (Shadowlands). Nell was the first production of Jodie Foster's company Egg Pictures and was directed by Michael Apted. [4]

He currently teaches a screenwriting course in Seattle, Washington.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. ↑ Misha Berson, `Nell' Screenwriter Drew Inspiration From Living In A Cascades Cabin. The Seattle Times, December 22, 1994
  2. ↑ Misha Berson, ENTER THE PLAYWRIGHTS - SEATTLE, LONG CONSIDERED AN ACTORS' CENTER, IS BECOMING A HAVEN FOR WRITERS, TOO, The Seattle Times, October 27/1994
  3. ↑ Berardinelli, James; Ebert, Roger (2005). Reel views 2: the ultimate guide to the best 1,000 modern movies on DVD and video. Justin, Charles & Co. p. 297. ISBN   1-932112-40-5 . Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  4. ↑ Janet Maslin, FILM REVIEW: NELL; A Woman Within a Wild Child, As Revealed by Jodie Foster, The New York Times, December 14/1994
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