Daniel Handler
Daniel Handler (born February 28, 1970 ) is an American writer. He wrote his most famous books under the pseudonym Lemony Snicket .
Life
Handler is the son of Sandra Handler, opera singer and retired dean of San Francisco City College, and Louis Handler, accountant. His father was a Jewish refugee from Germany. He is distantly related to the British writer Hugh Walpole through his mother . He has a younger sister. Handler had been a bookworm from childhood; his favorite author was William Keepers Maxwell, Jr.
Handler graduated from Wesleyan University in 1992 . In the same year he was awarded the Connecticut Student Poet Prize; he claims he got this award for plagiarizing Elizabeth Bishop .
Handler has published 7 novels and one play for adults under his real name. Daniel Handler's first book, The Basic Eight, about the life of a teenage girl, was rejected by many publishers because of its subject matter and dark tone. Handler claims the novel was rejected 37 times before it was finally published in 1998. Since 1999, Harder published numerous books for young people under the author name Lemony Snicket , including 13 in the series A series of sad events .
Handler is politically active. Among other things, he and his wife donated $ 1,000,000 to the family planning organization Planned Parenthood . Handler has also supported the Occupy Wall Street movement.
Handler is married to Lisa Brown, a graphic artist whom he met in college. They have had a son since 2003. Handler lives in San Francisco.
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| SURNAME | Handler, Daniel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer and musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1970 |