Mark Handley is a playwright and screenwriter.
Personal life In 1977, he and his wife moved to the Pacific Northwest where they lived in isolation in a log cabin that they built themselves.Misha Berson, `Nell' Screenwriter Drew Inspiration From Living In A Cascades Cabin. The Seattle Times, December 22, 1994
Career He is best known for his play Idioglossia,Misha Berson, ENTER THE PLAYWRIGHTS - SEATTLE, LONG CONSIDERED AN ACTORS' CENTER, IS BECOMING A HAVEN FOR WRITERS, TOO, The Seattle Times, October 27/1994 which was later produced as Jodie Foster's film, Nell. Nell was co-written by Mr. Handley and British Dramatist William Nicholson (Shadowlands). Nell was the first production of Jodie Foster's company Egg Pictures and was directed by Michael Apted.Janet Maslin, FILM REVIEW: NELL; A Woman Within a Wild Child, As Revealed by Jodie Foster, The New York Times, December 14/1994
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