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David Magee (born 1962) is an American screenwriter who was nominated for a 2004 Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Finding Neverland. Along with Simon Beaufoy, he wrote the screenplay for Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day starring Frances McDormand and Amy Adams, which was released in 2008.
David Magee is the bestselling author of the award-winning book Dear William: A Father’s Memoir of Addiction, Recovery, Love and Loss. Featured on CBS Mornings, Dear William is a Publisher’s Weekly national bestseller, a Best Book of the South 2021 (Reckon), and it received a Starred Review from Kirkus.
David, who is helping establish the Institute from the ground-up, serves as the Magee Institute's Director of Operations and is an active speaker throughout the country on what he learns from students, parents and educators about what's needed now.
David Magee was born in 1962 in Flint, Michigan, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Life of Pi (2012), Mary Poppins Returns (2018) and Finding Neverland (2004).
David Magee is the bestselling author of the award-winning Dear William: A Father’s Memoir of Addiction, Recovery, Love and Loss, a Publisher’s Weekly bestseller featured on CBS Mornings, and other books including his forthcoming memoir is A Little Crazy (September, 2024), a sequel to Dear William, about mental health and finding purpose and joy...
Jan 4, 2023 · The screenwriter is a two-time Oscar nominee for Best Adapted Screenplay with 2004's Finding Neverland and 2012's Life of Pi, as well as the writer behind such big screen adaptations as Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) and Mary Poppins Returns (2018).
Dec 22, 2022 · David Magee. David recently carved out some time during his incredibly busy schedule and spoke with Script about his writing process behind tackling adaptations, character development, his writing journey from actor to abridging 80 novels, to his daily writing routine.
