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Lolly Winston
Lolly Winston is an American best selling novelist, known for '' Good Grief''. Early life and education Lolly Winston was born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut. She earned an MFA in creative writing from Sarah Lawrence College. Career Winston wrote a collection of short stories as her thesis while at Sarah Lawrence College, and her short stories have appeared in ''The Sun'', ''The Southeast Review'', ''The Third Berkshire Anthology'', ''Girls' Night Out'', and others. Her debut novel '' Good Grief'' was a New York Times bestseller. In 2019, the novel was optioned by screenwriters and producers Louay Khraish and Faissal Sam Shaib, and the script they wrote based on the novel was a finalist at the Austin Film Festival Script Competition. In 2006, Julia Roberts signed on to produce and star in a film based on Winston's novel ''Happiness Sold Separately'' with Scott Coffey Scott Coffey (born Thomas Scott Coffey; May 1, 1964) is an American actor, director, producer and sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartford
Hartford is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The city, located in Hartford County, Connecticut, Hartford County, had a population of 121,054 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Hartford is the most populous city in the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, Capitol Planning Region and the core city of the Greater Hartford metropolitan area with 1.17 million residents. Founded in 1635, Hartford is among the oldest cities in the United States. It is home to the country's oldest public art museum (Wadsworth Atheneum), the oldest publicly funded park (Bushnell Park), the oldest continuously published newspaper (the ''Hartford Courant''), the second-oldest secondary school (Hartford Public High School), and the oldest school for deaf children (American School for the Deaf), founded by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet in 1817. It is the location of the Mark Twain House, in which the author Mark Twain wrote his most famous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connecticut
Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capital is Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford, and its most populous city is Bridgeport, Connecticut, Bridgeport. Connecticut lies between the major hubs of New York City and Boston along the Northeast megalopolis, Northeast Corridor, where the New York metropolitan area, New York-Newark Combined Statistical Area, which includes four of Connecticut's seven largest cities, extends into the southwestern part of the state. Connecticut is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, third-smallest state by area after Rhode Island and Delaware, and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 29th most populous with more than 3.6 million residents as of 2024, ranking it fourth among the List of states and territories of the Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College (SLC) is a Private university, private liberal arts college in Yonkers, New York, United States. Founded as a Women's colleges in the United States, women's college in 1926, Sarah Lawrence College has been coeducational since 1968. The college's campus in Yonkers maintains a Bronxville, New York, Bronxville mailing address and sits roughly 20 miles from New York City. In athletics, the Sarah Lawrence Gryphons compete in the Skyline Conference of the NCAA Division III. History Establishment and development (20th century) Sarah Lawrence College was established in 1926 by the real-estate mogul William Van Duzer Lawrence on the grounds of his estate in Westchester County and was named in honor of his wife, Sarah Bates Lawrence. The college was originally intended to provide instruction in the arts and humanities for women. A major component of the college's early curriculum was "productive leisure", wherein students were required to work for eight hours wee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Grief (novel)
''Good Grief'' is a 2004 novel by the ''New York Times'' bestselling author Lolly Winston Lolly Winston is an American best selling novelist, known for '' Good Grief''. Early life and education Lolly Winston was born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut. She earned an MFA in creative writing from Sarah Lawrence College. Career Winst .... Plot summary Thirty-six-year-old Sophie Stanton desperately wants to be a good widow-a graceful, composed, Jackie Kennedy kind of widow. Alas, she is more of the Jack Daniels kind. Self-medicating with ice cream for breakfast, breaking down at the supermarket, and showing up to work in her bathrobe and bunny slippers-soon she's not only lost her husband, but her job, house...and waistline. With humor and chutzpah Sophie leaves town, determined to reinvent her life. But starting over has its hurdles; soon she's involved with a thirteen-year-old who has a fascination with fire, and a handsome actor who inspires a range of feelings she can't co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louay Khraish
Louay Khraish is a Lebanese-American screenwriter, producer, and film educator, He is known for the feature film, ''Arzé'', Lebanon's submission to the List of submissions to the 97th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film, 97th Academy Award. Early life Louay Khraish was born in Ain Ebel, Lebanon. Education He earned his doctoral degree from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2009. Career Louay Khraish began his career in television, producing the Saudi weekly television magazine, ''Bayn El Wilayat'', which was filmed in nine states, focusing on America's cultural heritage. He also developed content for the digital platforms at Baynounah Media Group in Abu Dhabi before moving back to New York City. In 2018, he produced for Film Independent the film education webseries, ''Film Arabi''. In 2019, he optioned Lolly Winston, Lolly Winston's ''Good Grief (novel), Good Grief'' with Faissal Sam Shaib, and the script they wrote based on the novel was a finalist at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faissal Sam Shaib
Faissal Sam Shaib is a Lebanese-American screenwriter and producer, known for the feature film, '' Arzé'', Lebanon's submission to the 97th Academy Award. Early life Faissal Sam Shaib was born in Beirut and moved to the U.S. when he was 17. Education A founding student member of USC School of Cinematic Arts Council for Diversity and Inclusion, Faissal Sam Shaib graduated with a master in fine arts in 2017. Career Faissal Sam Shaib produced the award-winning short film, "Wyrm" and was production manager on the feature '' Wyrm''. He was also production manager on Disney+ '' A Spark Story'' and Netflix's ''Making a Murderer''. He was manager of physical production at Participant in films as '' Shirley'' and '' We Grown Now''. He is known for '' Arzé'' the Lebanese feature film that he co-wrote and produced with Louay Khraish. The script was an Official Finalist in the First Time Screenwriter Competition at the 2018 Amsterdam Film Festival Van Gogh Awards. The film, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Film Festival
Austin Film Festival (AFF), founded in 1994, is an organization in Austin, Texas, that focuses on writers' creative contributions to film. Initially, AFF was called the Austin Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference and functioned to launch the careers of screenwriters, who historically have been underrepresented within the film industry. AFF is known for its annual October Austin Film Festival & Conference. The Conference was the first event of its kind, bringing professional and amateur screenwriters together to celebrate the role of screenplays in filmmaking and host conversations focusing on craft and on particular films and television series. In addition, the Screenplay Competition receives more entries than any other competition in the world. Several competition finalists and semi-finalists have made sales or found managers and agents at the conference. In 2020, the festival was held virtually. Film Festival Overview Each October, Austin Film Festival & Conference pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Roberts
Julia Fiona Roberts (born October 28, 1967) is an American actress. Known for her leading roles across various genres, she has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globe Awards. She became known for portraying charming and relatable characters in romantic comedies and blockbusters, before expanding into dramas, thrillers, and independent films. The films in which she has starred have collectively grossed over $3.9 billion worldwide, making her one of Hollywood's most bankable stars, while the media nicknamed her " America's Sweetheart" in recognition of her widespread popularity and on- and off-screen charisma. After early breakthroughs in '' Mystic Pizza'' (1988) and ''Steel Magnolias'' (1989), Roberts solidified her status as a leading lady when she starred in the top-grossing romantic comedy ''Pretty Woman'' (1990). She went on to star in several commercially successful films throughout the 1990s, includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Coffey
Scott Coffey (born Thomas Scott Coffey; May 1, 1964) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. His film credits include ''Shag'', '' Some Kind of Wonderful'', ''Dream Lover'', and ''Mulholland Drive''. He directed the films '' Ellie Parker'' (2005) and '' Adult World'' (2013). Coffey was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in ''Shag''. Biography Personal life Coffey was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he began his acting career appearing in school plays, community theatre and with the Hawaii Performing Arts Company. He also appeared in several episodic television shows. He later became a writer and director. Coffey lives in New York with his longtime boyfriend, novelist Blair Mastbaum. Career At sixteen, he moved to Rome, attending high school and acting in films including ''Once Upon a Time in America''. Coffey's favorite film was Bertolucci's '' La Luna'' which sparked his desire to move to Ita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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21st-century American Novelists
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21st-century American Short Story Writers
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