Mark Andrus
Mark Dean Andrus (born December 13, 1955 in Los Angeles ) is an American screenwriter .
Life
After Mark Dean Andrus received his Masters of Business Administration from the University of California, Riverside in 1978 , he waited until the law schools he was applying to enrolled in a creative writing class for acceptance or rejection. where he was encouraged to further develop his talent, which is why he decided against a career in law and instead pursued a Master of Professional Writing Program at the University of Southern California . After graduation he was hired by Norman Lear and then moved to Castle Rock Entertainment , where withLate for Dinner - A Timeless Love its first screenplay was filmed.
He then wrote Better It Couldn't Be , which was directed by James L. Brooks , his most successful film to date. In 1998 it received not only a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Screenplay , but also an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the 1998 Academy Awards , while the film itself received two of seven nominations.
Filmography (selection)
- 1991: Late for Dinner - A Timeless Love (Late for Dinner)
- 1997: It couldn't be better (As Good as It Gets)
- 2001: Life as a House (Life as a House)
- 2002: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood)
- 2007: Georgia Rule (Georgia Rule)
- 2014: That Borders Love (And So It Goes)
Awards (selection)
- 1998 : Nomination for the best original screenplay with it couldn't be better
- 1998 : Nomination for the best film script with Better it couldn't be
Web links
- Mark Andrus in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Famous UCR alumni on collegeprowler.com (English), accessed 16 January 2012
- ^ Mark Andrus. In: Turner Classic Movies . Accessed April 11, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Andrus, Mark |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Andrus, Mark Dean (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |