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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 a bestselling author of books on addiction, recovery, and mental health. He is also a speaker, a creator of wellness programs, and a former media executive and columnist.
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 is an American screenwriter, producer and actor, known for Life of Pi, Mary Poppins Returns and Finding Neverland. He was born in 1962 in Flint, Michigan and has been nominated for two Oscars.
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 · Learn from David Magee, the "Adaptation Whisperer", how he tackles novels, plays and true stories with emotional and thematic focus. Discover his writing process, journey, routine and advice for aspiring screenwriters.
