Lawrence Wright
Born August 2, 1947 (79 years old)·Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA·Male
Biography
Lawrence Wright is an author, screenwriter, playwright and a staff writer for The New Yorker. His 2006 history of al-Qaeda, “The Looming Tower: al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11,” was on the New York Times bestseller list for eight weeks, was nominated for the National Book Award and won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, among other honors.
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Wright co-wrote the 1998 film “The Siege,” which depicts events eerily similar to those occurring in the U.S. after 9/11. In 2006, his one-man play “My Trip to al-Qaeda,” based on the book, enjoyed a sold-out, six-week run in Soho. Wright is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
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Filmography
18 credits across 12 titlesWriting
5 creditsCreator
1 creditProduction
6 creditsAs self
6 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
