Pete Dexter

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Job Title

Writer

Born

November 30, 1944

Career Milestones

2012

Turned his novel into screenplay for "The Paperboy," directed by Lee Daniels

2009

Wrote the novel Spooner

2004

Penned "Shortcut to Happiness," a modern-day update of the classic story of "The Devil and Daniel Webster"

2003

Wrote the novel Train

1996

Penned the screenplay for the neo-noir film "Mulholland Falls"

1996

Wrote the screenplay for "Michael" starring John Travolta

1995

Wrote novel The Paperboy

1991

Penned screenplay for "Rush" starring Jason Patric and Jennifer Jason Leigh

1991

Scripted first TV movie (released theatrically in Europe), Showtime's "Paris Trout"

1991

Severely beaten by 30 drunken Philadelphians, armed with baseball bats and upset by with his column

1988

Scripted the novel Paris Trout

1986

Wrote the novel Deadwood

1984

Wrote debut novel God's Pocket

1984

Moved West to write for The Sacramento Bee

Worked for various newspapers in Philadelphia and on the Gold Coast of Florida

Moved to Milledgeville, GA with family

Awards

1991

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In a Miniseries or a Special in Paris Trout