Mark Boal
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Mark Boal is an American journalist and screenwriter. In the Valley of Elah, directed by Paul Haggis, was based on a 2004 article entitled Death and Dishonor that Boal wrote for Playboy magazine.[1][2] The story was about the demise of Richard Davis, an Iraq War veteran who was murdered upon his return home in 2003.[2]
Mark Boal also wrote and was a producer on the 2009 Iraq war thriller about an elite army EOD bomb squad, The Hurt Locker, with film director and business partner, Kathryn Bigelow.[1] Boal has also contributed to The Village Voice, and Rolling Stone Magazine.
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[edit] Filmography
- The Hurt Locker (2009), screenplay, producer
- In the Valley of Elah (2007), story by, based on Boal's non-fiction story "Death and Dishonor" (Playboy Magazine) (screenplay by Paul Haggis)
[edit] Awards
- The Hurt Locker (2009) - Nantucket International Film Festival - "The Showtime Tony Cox Award" for Screenwriting
- The Hurt Locker (2009) - Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Mark Boal at the Internet Movie Database
