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.

Career

He is best known for his play ''

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'', which was later produced as Jodie Foster's film, '' Nell''. 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.Janet Maslin, FILM REVIEW: NELL; A Woman Within a Wild Child, As Revealed by Jodie Foster, The New York Times, December 14/1994 He currently teaches a screenwriting course in Seattle, Washington.

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* American dramatists and playwrights New Trier High School alumni People from Hollywood, Los Angeles Living people Screenwriters from Illinois Screenwriters from California Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-playwright-stub