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Peter Simpson Hedges (born July 6, 1962) is an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, film director and film producer.
Peter Hedges is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film director. His novel What's Eating Gilbert Grape was adapted into a critically acclaimed movie of the same title, which launched his film career. In 2002 he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for About a Boy.
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Peter Hedges is an American screenwriter and director, known for his films such as What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Pieces of April and Ben Is Back. He was born in 1962 in Iowa and is the father of actor Lucas Hedges.
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Dec 5, 2018 · The director of Ben is Back, a drama about a mother's love for her addicted son, talks about his personal and professional experience with family stories. He also discusses his collaboration with his son Lucas Hedges, his admiration for Julia Roberts, and his love of strong mothers.
Dec 3, 2018 · 'Ben Is Back,' about a drug addicted young man who reaches out for his mother's help, has roots in the most personal of stories, says writer-director Peter Hedges.
Peter Hedges has 17 books on Goodreads with 39437 ratings. Peter Hedges’s most popular book is What's Eating Gilbert Grape.
Peter Hedges is a novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. He wrote both the novel and the screenplay What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, and is the writer-director of Pieces of April starring Katie Holmes and Dan in Real Life starring Steve Carell.
