John Shanley Highlights

2008: Wrote and directed the film adaptation of his Broadway play, "Doubt"; earned Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for Best Screenplay
2004: Scripted the Off-Broadway play "Doubt"; transferred to Broadway in March 2005
2002: Penned the HBO movie "Live from Baghdad," adapted from CNN producer Robert Wiener's book about the Persian Gulf War in 1991
2001: Premiered his play "Where's My Money?" at the LABrynth Theater in NYC
1996: Wrote the play, "Psychopathia Sexualis" as a response to a midlife crisis; staged in NYC at Manhattan Theatre Club in 1997
1995: Penned the screenplay for "Congo," based on Michael Crichton's novel
1993: Wrote the screenplays for "Alive," about survivors of a plane crash in the Andes
1993: Had a hit Off-Broadway with the Hollywood satire "Four Dogs and a Bone"
1989: Helmed debut feature, "Joe Versus the Volcano"
1987: Wrote first screenplay, "Five Corners"
1987: First released film as screenwriter, "Moonstruck"
1987: Enjoyed success with Manhattan Theatre Club production of "Italian American Reconciliation"
1987: Directed first short, "I Am Angry"
1986: Penned the play "Women of Manhattan"; began association with Manhattan Theatre Club
1985: Play "Savage in Limbo" produced Off-Off-Broadway
1982: First play produced in NYC, "Welcome to the Moon"
Began writing poetry at age 11
Raised in East Bronx, NY
Wrote first play, "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea," while working as bartender in the 1970s

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