Amanda Brown (novelist)
Amanda Brown | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 6, 1970 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Arizona State University |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Spouse | Justin Chang[1] |
| Children | 4[1] |
Amanda Brown Chang[2] (born October 6, 1970)[1] is an American novelist who wrote the novel Legally Blonde, which was the basis for the 2001 film and 2007 musical of the same name.[1]
Biography
[edit]Amanda Brown was born in Phoenix, Arizona as the youngest of four siblings[3] to Jack E. Brown, a lawyer, and Suzanne J. Brown, an art gallery owner. Brown graduated from Arizona State University in 1993. She then proceeded to study at Stanford Law School (never actually receiving a J.D. degree), where she compiled funny letters and stories based on her experiences into a first manuscript that would become the novel Legally Blonde (published 2001).[1]
Brown is married to financier Justin Chang, of Yale University and Harvard Business School.[4][5][6] Their daughter, blogger and writer Alexandra Brown Chang,[7][8] was born in 1999. The family divides their time between San Francisco and Malibu.[9][4]
Following the success of the 2001 film, Brown released her second book, Family Trust (2003), which was also optioned for a film.[1]
Books
[edit]- Legally Blonde. AuthorHouse, 2001.
- Family Trust. New York: Dutton, 2003.
- School of Fortune, co-authored with Janice Weber. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2007.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Silverman, Amy (October 30, 2003). "Legally Brown". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ^ "Amanda Brown Chang - Professional Speaker Booking Agency". www.celebritytalent.net. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Legally Brown".
- ^ a b Silverman, Amy. "Legally Brown". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Justin Chang |". www.digitalbridge.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Cape Dutch-style home with executive pedigree in Montecito". Los Angeles Times. 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ^ "Meet Alexandra Chang of The Zeitgeist". Running in Rockstuds. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ^ "Rights Report: Week of June 10, 2024". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ^ "Legally Brown".
External links
[edit]- Amanda Brown at IMDb
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