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D. J. MacHale
MacHale at the 2016 Texas Book Festival
MacHale at the 2016 Texas Book Festival
BornDonald James MacHale
(1956-03-11) March 11, 1956 (age 68)
Greenwich, Connecticut
Occupationwriter and director
Alma materNew York University
Notable worksThe Pendragon place;
Morpheus Road
Notable awardsCableACE Award;
Gemini Award

Donald James MacHale (born March 11, 1955), known popularly under the pen name D. J. MacHale, is a writer, director, and executive producer. He has been affiliated with shows such as Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Flight 29 Down and Seasonal Differences.[1] MacHale is also the author of the popular young adult book series, Pendragon and Morpheus Road.[2]

Early life

Donald James MacHale was born on March 11, 1955 in Greenwich, Connecticut. While in school, he had several jobs including collecting eggs at a poultry farm, engraving sports trophies and washing dishes in a steakhouse, in between playing football and running track.

Upon graduation, MacHale attended New York University and got a BFA in film production. He never enjoyed writing[3] until college, where his screenwriting teacher (Pat Cooper) changed his outlook.[4]

Awards

MacHale won the CableACE Award for his series Chris Cross and the Gemini Award for Are you Afraid of the Dark?.[5] It aired on YTV in Canada and Nickelodeon in the United States. MacHale won a Cableace nomination for The Tale of Cutter's Treasure, a Gemini nomination for The tale of the Dangerous Soup, a Writer's Guild of America nomination and a Director's Guild of America nomination for his popular kids TV Series, Flight 29 Down, and a Cableace nomination for Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective, a book series. His popular young adult series is titled Pendragon.

Finished Works

References

  1. ^ DJ MacHale :: Pendragon Adventure : Journal of an Adventure through Time and Space
  2. ^ Simon & Schuster: D. J. MacHale - Biography
  3. ^ thependragonadventure.com :: View topic - Frequently asked questions about D.J
  4. ^ Powells.com Ink Q&A - D. J. MacHale
  5. ^ D.J. MacHale
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