Maria Semple

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Maria Semple
Semple in 2013
Born
Maria Keogh Semple

(1964-05-21) May 21, 1964 (age 59)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
EducationBarnard College (BA)
Occupations
  • Writer
  • producer
Years active1992–present
PartnerGeorge Meyer
Children1
Parent

Maria Keogh Semple (born May 21, 1964)

Arrested Development, Suddenly Susan, and Ellen. She is a 2013 recipient of the Alex Awards
.

Early life

Semple was born in

Lorenzo Semple, Jr., wrote the pilot for the television series Batman. The family moved to Los Angeles and then to Aspen, Colorado. Semple attended boarding school at Choate Rosemary Hall, then received a BA in English from Barnard College in 1986.[5]

Career

Semple's first screenwriting job was in 1992, for the television show

Richard Hugo House.[5]

Novels

Semple's novels are This One is Mine (2008),

Color Force acquired the rights.[9] Cate Blanchett starred in the film adaptation,[10] directed by Richard Linklater, which was released on August 16, 2019.[11] Today Will Be Different takes place over the course of a single day and tells the story of a woman who starts the day determined to be her best self.[12]

Personal life

Semple is in a relationship with producer, writer and reclusive raconteur

Philautus poppiae after their daughter, a tribute to Meyer's and Semple's dedication to the Global Amphibian Assessment.[5]

References

  1. ^ Maria Semple "in Contemporary Authors, Gale Literary Databases"
  2. ^ Aspen novelist Maria Semple discovers this town is hers Archived 2014-11-01 at the Wayback Machine - Aspen Times
  3. ^ Book Review: 'This One Is Mine' by Maria Semple - Los Angeles Times
  4. ^ "Today Will Be Different - Hachette Book Group". www.hachettebookgroup.com. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  5. ^ a b c Maria Semple biography at official website Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Where'd You Go, Maria?". Aspen Daily News. 27 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Alex Awards 2013". 2014-01-29. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  8. ^ "BAILEYS Women's Prize for Fiction » 2013". www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-10-30. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  9. ^ "'Zero Dark Thirty,' 'Hunger Games' Producers Team for 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette'". The Hollywood Reporter. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  10. ^ "Cate Blanchett in Talks to Star in 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette?' Adaptation". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  11. ^ "Your 2019 Literary Adaptation Preview". Literary Hub. 2018-12-17. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  12. ^ "Today Will Be Different – Maria Semple". www.mariasemple.com. Retrieved 2016-09-04.

External links

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