Peter Hedges
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Peter Hedges (born July 6, 1962) is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film director.
Hedges grew up in West Des Moines, Iowa, and attended Valley High School, where he was involved in the theater department, including the mime and improv troupe The Baker's Dozen. He later went to the North Carolina School of the Arts. His novel What's Eating Gilbert Grape was adapted into a critically acclaimed movie of the same title, which launched his film career.
In 2003 he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for About a Boy. In the same year, he wrote and directed Pieces of April, starring Katie Holmes, which he dedicated to his mother.
[edit] Filmography
- What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) (writer)
- A Map of the World (1999) (writer)
- About a Boy (2002) (writer)
- Pieces of April (2003) (writer and director)
- Dan in Real Life (2003) (co-writer and director)
[edit] Novels
- What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1991)
- An Ocean in Iowa (1998)
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