Matt Beaumont
Matthew Beaumont is a British copywriter and novelist and screenwriter.
Life
Beaumont's parents sent him to an art school in London . He worked as a copywriter in various London advertising agencies and was fired several times. In his original E-Mail to All E: A Novel , published in 2000, he wrote a satire about life in a London advertising agency. Due to the success of the book, he withdrew from the advertising industry.
In 2004 he wrote the screenplay for the teen drama and reality game Jamie Kane for the BBC . He is married to the author Maria Beaumont . The couple have two children and live in London.
Works (selection)
- Email everyone. Ullstein-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-548-68015-1 . (Original: E: A Novel. Plume, New York 2000, ISBN 0-452-28188-1 ).
- The e before christmas. HarperCollins, London 2000, ISBN 0-00-711487-7 .
- Rubber. Ullstein-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-548-25797-6 .
- Staying Alive. Bastei Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2005, ISBN 3-404-15416-9 . (Original: Staying alive. HarperCollins, London 2004, ISBN 0-00-716703-2 ).
- Let sit. Bastei Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 2007, ISBN 978-3-404-15782-2 .
- E Squared. Bantam Press, London 2009, ISBN 978-0-593-06478-8 .
- The normal madness. Bastei Entertainment, 2010, ISBN 978-3-8387-0218-6 . (Original: Small World. Bantam, London 2008, ISBN 978-0-593-06014-8 )
Web links
- Literature by and about Matt Beaumont in the catalog of the German National Library
- Interview with Matt Beaumont ( memento from September 26, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) in bookmunch.co.ok
- Matt Beaumont on harpercollins.co.uk
Individual evidence
- ↑ Let's Talk About Me on letstalkaboutme.com, accessed February 18, 2016.
- ↑ Matt Beaumont. luebbe.de, accessed on February 18, 2016 .
- ↑ Emma Rigby: Matt Beaumont creates interactive teen drama for the BBC. marketingmagazine.co.uk, November 12, 2004, accessed February 18, 2016 .
- ↑ Owen Gibson: BBC creates teen drama to appear online. In: The Guardian. November 11, 2004, accessed February 18, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Beaumont, Matt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beaumont, Matthew (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British copywriter and novelist and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |