Adriana Trigiani
| Adriana Trigiani | |
|---|---|
| Born | Big Stone Gap, Virginia |
| Occupation | Novelist, television writer, producer, film director |
Adriana Trigiani is an American novelist, television writer, producer and film director.
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[edit] Career
Trigiani grew up in Big Stone Gap, Virginia[1] and attended Saint Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana.[2] She was a writer for The Cosby Show and its spin-off series A Different World before beginning on novels.[2] In 1996, she won the "Most Popular Documentary" award at the Hamptons International Film Festival for directing the Queens of the Big Time. The following year, she served as co-producer on the documentary film Green Chimneys.
In 2001, Trigiani wrote a novel about the town titled Big Stone Gap, based on a screenplay by the same name she authored.[1][2] It was followed by three sequels, Big Cherry Holler,[1] Milk Glass Moon, and Home to Big Stone Gap.[3] Aside from that series, she has written Rococo,[4] Queen of the Big Time,[4] and Lucia, Lucia, which became a best-seller in Britain.[5] Very Valentine, was published in February 2009, and followed by Brava Valentine Valentine in 2010.[6][7]
She also co-authored a cookbook with her sisters titled Cooking With My Sisters: One Hundred Years of Family Recipes, from Bari to Big Stone Gap.[1]
In 2008 Trigiani served as the Appalachian writer in residence at Shepherd University.[1]
Trigiani lives in Greenwich Village in New York.[5]
[edit] Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Notes | |
| 1996 | Queens of the Big Time | Director | |
| 1997 | Green Chimneys | Co-producer | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Notes | |
| 1989–1990 | A Different World | Writer, 3 episodes | |
| 1991–1992 | The Cosby Show | Writer, 5 episodes | |
[edit] Literary works
[edit] Novels
- Big Stone Gap (2001)
- Big Cherry Holler (2002)
- Milk Glass Moon (2003)
- Lucia, Lucia (2004)
- The Queen of the Big Time (2005)
- Rococo (2006)
- Home to Big Stone Gap (2007)
- Very Valentine (2009)
- Viola in Reel Life (2009) [Young Adults][8]
- Brava, Valentine (2010)
- Don't Sing at the Table: Life Lessons from my Grandmothers (2010)
- Viola In the Spotlight (2011)
[edit] Cookbooks
[edit] Awards
| Year | Award | Result | Category | Film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Hamptons International Film Festival | Won | Most Popular Documentary | Queens of the Big Time |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Mason, Cecelia (2008-10-03). "Writer’s career rooted in Appalachia". West Virginia Public Broadcasting. http://www.wvpubcast.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=5248.
- ^ a b c Laube, Leigh (2006-10-22). "Trigiani writing Big Stone Gap screenplay". TimesNews.net. http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=3689339.
- ^ "Best-selling author returns home in latest novel". http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15518335/site/todayshow/ns/today-books/. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
- ^ a b Spice, Martin (2006-01-01). "Over the top but endearing". The Start. http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2006/1/1/lifebookshelf/12489155&sec=lifebookshelf.
- ^ a b Williams, Andrew. Metro 60 SECONDS: Adriana Trigiani. http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/interviews/35510-60-seconds-adriana-trigiani.
- ^ Memmott, Carol (2009-02-11). "5 questions for Adriana Trigiani". USA TODAY. http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2009-02-11-adriana-trigiani_N.htm.
- ^ Trigiani, Adriana (2010-06-05). "Review: Encore Valentine". Independent.ie. http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/romance-secrets-and-a-great-read-2208904.html.
- ^ "Author Adriana Trigiani forays into teen fiction". http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/32641050/ns/today-today_books/. Retrieved 2010-11-26.
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