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Laurie Gwen Shapiro

Laurie Gwen Shapiro

American writer and filmmaker

Laurie Gwen Shapiro is an American writer and filmmaker. She resides in New York City, where she was born and raised, and is a graduate of Stuyvesant High School. The 2001 documentary film Keep the River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale, which she co-produced and co-directed with her brother David, received numerous awards,[1] including:

Her semi-autobiographical first novel, The Unexpected Salami, was named an ALA Notable Book in 1998.[2]

Books

  • (1998) The Unexpected Salami (Algonquin Books)
  • (2004) The Anglophile (Red Dress Ink)
  • (2005) The Matzo Ball Heiress (Red Dress Ink)
  • (2006) Brand X: The Boyfriend Account (Random House)
  • (2018) The Stowaway: A Young Man's Extraordinary Adventure to Antarctica (Simon & Schuster)[3]
  • (2019) Passager Clandestin, éditions Paulsen

Films

  • (1999) The McCourts of Limerick (Cinemax) (co-producer)
  • (2000) The McCourts of New York (Cinemax) (co-producer)
  • (2001) Keep The River on Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale (IFC) (co-producer/co-director)
  • (2008) Finishing Heaven (HBO) (producer)
  • (2013) The Manor (in production) (executive producer)
  • LowLine (in production) (director)

Plays

  • (2002) Inventing Color

References

  1. [1]
    "Keep The River On Your Right – A Review". Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Harlequin.com – Laurie Gwen Shapiro". Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  3. [3]
    "How a teen stowaway landed on the cover of the NY Times". New York Post. January 20, 2018. Archived from the original on January 20, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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