Andrew W. Marlowe (sometimes Andrew Marlowe) is an American screenwriter. Marlowe is best known for being the creator of, a executive producer of, and a writer on '' Castle'', a

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and comedy-drama

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, that ran on

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from 2009 to 2016, starring

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in the eponymous role.

Biography

Marlowe graduated from

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in 1988 with a degree in English Literature, and attended the

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where he obtained his MFA in Screenwriting in 1992.

Screenwriting

He won the

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award for screenwriting for his script ''The Lehigh Pirates.'' ''Apogee'', a space-based adventure he wrote soon after, sold for $500,000. He went on to write '' Air Force One'', '' End of Days'' and ''

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''. He wrote the unproduced scripts ''Hammer Down'', ''Alien Prison'' and a

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intended for Harrison Ford and

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. He is the creator and executive producer of the

TV series '' Castle'', which he also frequently wrote. He also created the TV series '' Take Two'' and the revival of '' The Equalizer'' He is working on two film screenplays, ''Manhunt'' and a film adaptation of the comic book character Nick Fury.

Novels

Marlowe is purportedly the ghostwriter (or co-writer) of ''Heat Wave'', a mystery novel published September 28, 2009, attributed to the fictional

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—the title character of the ''Castle'' TV series; the novel itself is a plot element in the show. The author acknowledges Marlowe's wife Terri E. Miller as "my partner in crime". The book debuted at number 26 on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list."Hardcover Fiction – List – NYTimes.com". ''The New York Times''. October 9, 2009. https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/books/bestseller/besthardfiction.html. Retrieved December 2, 2009

Personal life

Marlowe lives in

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with wife and fellow screenwriter

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; she has two children from her first marriage

Filmography

Film

* '' Air Force One'' (1997) * '' End of Days'' (1999) * ''

'' (2000)

Television

Notes

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marlowe, Andrew W. Living people 20th-century male writers 21st-century American male writers American male screenwriters American television writers Columbia College (New York) alumni American male television writers USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American screenwriters