31:
241:," he said. "I just had a sense of how to create these places that aren't real world places, but just with this provisional attachment to the real world. It is very much of your imagination, and I felt very much I could do that." After graduating from
1327:
779:
1320:
772:
1313:
765:
1336:
914:
1113:
1610:
734:
645:
1635:
1630:
200:
1625:
1595:
1590:
1395:
1645:
618:
475:
465:
1605:
672:
1005:
1640:
1615:
380:
365:
1600:
1305:
605:
788:
281:
nomination. The screenplay won a
Broadcast Film Critics Association Award and a National Board of Review Award.
191:
757:
1017:
566:
674:
Amazon
Greenlights Sci-Fi Series 'The Peripheral' From 'Westworld' Creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy
544:
316:
590:
312:
221:
183:(2008), respectively - based on Smith's own screenplays. He also wrote the screenplays for the films
949:
404:
1025:
1013:
529:
1620:
429:
356:
304:
263:
161:
136:
1585:
1423:
1373:
505:
393:
173:
1009:
8:
1527:
1514:
1405:
1367:
1089:
866:
570:
521:
250:
246:
185:
107:
103:
1553:
739:
651:
408:
333:, with Smith as writer. Smith created the series, and served as executive producer and
212:
56:
1467:
1065:
989:
965:
821:
813:
729:
471:
461:
376:
371:
361:
269:
242:
225:
reviewer Regis Behe that, as a child, he read his father's "castoffs," the novels of
167:
142:
98:
1335:
30:
1510:
1503:
1499:
1228:
1041:
854:
513:
289:
179:
125:
1547:
1451:
1401:
1389:
1363:
1351:
1184:
1128:
1081:
1073:
1037:
862:
842:
338:
1531:
1292:
1236:
1168:
1152:
1144:
878:
325:
320:
278:
121:
647:
Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy's 'The
Peripheral' Picked Up To Series By Amazon
1579:
1543:
1493:
1487:
1481:
1439:
1429:
1417:
1411:
1383:
1379:
1347:
1252:
1216:
1164:
1124:
1101:
1057:
973:
957:
902:
886:
805:
620:
The
Creators of Westworld Head to Amazon With New Scifi Series The Peripheral
440:
226:
1268:
787:
607:"TNT Picks Up Young Shakespeare Series, Orders Modern Civil War Drama Pilot"
470:
Spanish by Jaume Subira
Ciurana, "Las Ruinas", Ediciones B, Barcelona 2007.
1537:
1461:
1455:
1445:
1435:
1284:
1276:
1260:
1200:
1192:
1188:
1176:
1156:
1097:
1049:
937:
850:
330:
296:
called it "the best horror novel of the new century." King had also called
293:
238:
234:
230:
216:
156:
1521:
1475:
1471:
1244:
1208:
1029:
997:
981:
941:
925:
894:
874:
744:
418:
698:
1557:
1224:
929:
725:
334:
678:
624:
1337:
San Diego Film
Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
219:
as a child. He is the son of Linda and Doug Smith. He told the
453:
Italian by Mario Biondi, "Un piano semplice", Rizzoli, 1993
574:, August 30, 1993, p. 48. Accessed February 20, 2011.
315:
following a hotly contested presidential election. A
424:"Christmas in Barcelona", originally published in
253:degree in writing, he took up writing full-time.
1577:
594:. Pittsburgh: Tribune-Review Publishing Company.
789:Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Screenplay
443:, edited by Christopher Golden & Tim Lebbon
155:(born July 13, 1965) is an American author and
300:"simply the best suspense novel of the year."
1611:Columbia University School of the Arts alumni
1321:
773:
584:Behe, Regis (July 23, 2006). "Author Infuses
435:"The New Boyfriend", originally published in
401:Seize the Night: New Tales of Vampiric Terror
399:"Up in Old Vermont", originally published in
16:American author and screenwriter (born 1965)
489:Spanish by Rosa Corgatelli "Un plan simple"
311:, a new TV series created by Smith about a
206:
1328:
1314:
780:
766:
749:
29:
201:Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
1396:Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
735:Online interview from CBC Words at Large
664:
643:
637:
616:
610:
171:(2006). Both were adapted into films -
1578:
644:Andreeva, Nellie (November 13, 2019),
480:Swedish by Olov Hyllienmark "Ruinerna"
1309:
761:
748:
671:Maas, Jennifer (November 13, 2019),
670:
583:
486:Polish by Jan Kraśko - "Prosty Plan"
13:
1636:21st-century American male writers
1631:20th-century American male writers
14:
1657:
719:
617:Elderkin, Beth (April 17, 2018),
483:Danish by Henrik Enemark Sørensen
456:Slovakian (by KatarĂna Jusková):
1090:Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
567:"Brief Lives: Making a Killing,"
413:"Dogs", originally published in
386:
199:earned him a nomination for the
1626:Writers from Summit, New Jersey
1596:21st-century American novelists
1591:20th-century American novelists
447:
344:
691:
598:
577:
559:
493:
432:, edited by Christopher Golden
426:Hark! The Herald Angels Scream
421:, edited by Christopher Golden
303:In 2016 it was announced that
1:
1646:Screenwriters from New Jersey
552:
292:, released on April 4, 2008.
261:He has published two novels,
159:. He has written two novels,
1517:, and David Schneider (2018)
699:"Open City #20 – Homecoming"
329:was commissioned in 2018 by
7:
1606:American male screenwriters
460:. - Bratislava: Ikar 2006.
341:directed the show's pilot.
273:. His screen adaptation of
233:. "Growing up, I also read
195:(2019). His screenplay for
10:
1662:
1641:Novelists from New Jersey
1392:and Donald Kaufman (2002)
1343:
1117:(1997–2000, 2009–present)
1112:
918:(1997–2000, 2009–present)
913:
832:
795:
755:
591:Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
588:with Social Commentary".
349:
313:second American Civil War
307:had greenlit a pilot for
256:
222:Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
131:
117:
91:
83:
63:
40:
28:
21:
1616:Dartmouth College alumni
1550:, and Ian Stokell (2022)
915:Best Original Screenplay
288:, was also adapted into
207:Early life and education
1601:American male novelists
1114:Best Adapted Screenplay
1014:Alexander Dinelaris Jr.
604:The Hollywood Reporter
530:The Burnt Orange Heresy
192:The Burnt Orange Heresy
853:, Naomi Sheridan, and
750:Awards for Scott Smith
1006:Alejandro G. Iñárritu
740:New York Times Review
215:in 1965 and moved to
1424:Paul Thomas Anderson
1374:Robert Nelson Jacobs
317:TV series adaptation
1528:Christopher Hampton
251:Master of Fine Arts
247:Columbia University
153:Scott Bechtel Smith
104:Columbia University
1554:Kelly Fremon Craig
437:Ten-Word Tragedies
409:Christopher Golden
396:, Issue #20 (2005)
394:Open City Magazine
284:His second novel,
213:Summit, New Jersey
211:Smith was born in
76:executive producer
57:Summit, New Jersey
1573:
1572:
1567:
1566:
1468:Richard Linklater
1303:
1302:
1066:Quentin Tarantino
1010:Nicolás Giacobone
990:Quentin Tarantino
966:Quentin Tarantino
822:Christopher Nolan
814:Anthony Minghella
798:(1995–1996, 2001)
476:978-84-666-3349-9
466:978-80-551-1369-2
243:Dartmouth College
150:
149:
99:Dartmouth College
1653:
1511:Armando Iannucci
1504:Michael H. Weber
1500:Scott Neustadter
1330:
1323:
1316:
1307:
1306:
1296:
1288:
1280:
1272:
1264:
1256:
1248:
1240:
1232:
1229:Charles Randolph
1220:
1212:
1204:
1196:
1180:
1172:
1160:
1148:
1140:
1132:
1105:
1093:
1085:
1077:
1069:
1061:
1053:
1045:
1042:Kenneth Lonergan
1033:
1021:
1001:
993:
985:
977:
969:
961:
953:
945:
933:
906:
898:
890:
882:
870:
858:
855:Kirsten Sheridan
846:
825:
817:
809:
796:Best Screenplay
782:
775:
768:
759:
758:
746:
745:
713:
712:
710:
709:
695:
689:
688:
687:
685:
668:
662:
661:
660:
658:
641:
635:
634:
633:
631:
614:
608:
602:
596:
595:
581:
575:
563:
54:
50:
48:
33:
19:
18:
1661:
1660:
1656:
1655:
1654:
1652:
1651:
1650:
1576:
1575:
1574:
1569:
1568:
1563:
1548:Lesley Paterson
1509:Peter Fellows,
1452:Steven Zaillian
1402:Alexander Payne
1390:Charlie Kaufman
1364:Alexander Payne
1352:Brian Helgeland
1339:
1334:
1304:
1299:
1291:
1283:
1275:
1267:
1259:
1251:
1243:
1235:
1223:
1215:
1207:
1199:
1185:Steven Zaillian
1183:
1175:
1163:
1151:
1143:
1135:
1129:Brian Helgeland
1123:
1116:
1108:
1096:
1088:
1082:Kenneth Branagh
1080:
1074:Emerald Fennell
1072:
1064:
1056:
1048:
1038:Damien Chazelle
1036:
1024:
1004:
996:
988:
980:
972:
964:
956:
948:
936:
924:
917:
909:
901:
893:
885:
873:
863:Alexander Payne
861:
849:
843:Charlie Kaufman
841:
834:
828:
820:
812:
804:
797:
791:
786:
751:
722:
717:
716:
707:
705:
697:
696:
692:
683:
681:
669:
665:
656:
654:
642:
638:
629:
627:
615:
611:
603:
599:
582:
578:
564:
560:
555:
496:
450:
392:"The Egg Man,"
389:
352:
347:
339:Vincenzo Natali
259:
209:
113:
79:
55:
52:
46:
44:
36:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1659:
1649:
1648:
1643:
1638:
1633:
1628:
1623:
1618:
1613:
1608:
1603:
1598:
1593:
1588:
1571:
1570:
1565:
1564:
1562:
1561:
1551:
1541:
1535:
1532:Florian Zeller
1525:
1518:
1507:
1497:
1491:
1485:
1479:
1465:
1459:
1449:
1443:
1433:
1427:
1421:
1415:
1409:
1399:
1393:
1387:
1377:
1371:
1361:
1355:
1344:
1341:
1340:
1333:
1332:
1325:
1318:
1310:
1301:
1300:
1298:
1297:
1293:Cord Jefferson
1289:
1281:
1273:
1265:
1257:
1249:
1241:
1237:Eric Heisserer
1233:
1221:
1213:
1205:
1197:
1181:
1173:
1169:Sheldon Turner
1161:
1153:Stephen Gaghan
1149:
1145:Frank Darabont
1141:
1133:
1120:
1118:
1110:
1109:
1107:
1106:
1094:
1086:
1078:
1070:
1062:
1054:
1046:
1034:
1022:
1002:
994:
986:
978:
970:
962:
954:
946:
934:
921:
919:
911:
910:
908:
907:
899:
891:
883:
871:
859:
847:
838:
836:
830:
829:
827:
826:
818:
810:
801:
799:
793:
792:
785:
784:
777:
770:
762:
756:
753:
752:
743:
742:
737:
732:
721:
720:External links
718:
715:
714:
690:
663:
636:
609:
597:
576:
557:
556:
554:
551:
550:
549:
545:The Peripheral
535:
534:
526:
518:
510:
495:
492:
491:
490:
487:
484:
481:
478:
468:
454:
449:
446:
445:
444:
433:
422:
411:
397:
388:
385:
384:
383:
368:
351:
348:
346:
343:
326:The Peripheral
321:William Gibson
277:earned him an
258:
255:
208:
205:
148:
147:
133:
129:
128:
119:
115:
114:
112:
111:
101:
95:
93:
89:
88:
85:
81:
80:
78:
77:
74:
71:
67:
65:
61:
60:
42:
38:
37:
34:
26:
25:
23:Scott B. Smith
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1658:
1647:
1644:
1642:
1639:
1637:
1634:
1632:
1629:
1627:
1624:
1622:
1621:Living people
1619:
1617:
1614:
1612:
1609:
1607:
1604:
1602:
1599:
1597:
1594:
1592:
1589:
1587:
1584:
1583:
1581:
1559:
1555:
1552:
1549:
1545:
1544:Edward Berger
1542:
1539:
1536:
1533:
1529:
1526:
1523:
1520:J.C. Lee and
1519:
1516:
1512:
1508:
1505:
1501:
1498:
1495:
1494:Whit Stillman
1492:
1489:
1488:Emma Donoghue
1486:
1483:
1482:Gillian Flynn
1480:
1477:
1473:
1469:
1466:
1463:
1460:
1457:
1453:
1450:
1447:
1444:
1441:
1440:Noah Baumbach
1437:
1434:
1431:
1430:Simon Beaufoy
1428:
1425:
1422:
1419:
1418:Jason Reitman
1416:
1413:
1412:Dan Futterman
1410:
1407:
1403:
1400:
1397:
1394:
1391:
1388:
1385:
1384:Terry Zwigoff
1381:
1380:Daniel Clowes
1378:
1375:
1372:
1369:
1365:
1362:
1359:
1356:
1353:
1349:
1348:Curtis Hanson
1346:
1345:
1342:
1338:
1331:
1326:
1324:
1319:
1317:
1312:
1311:
1308:
1294:
1290:
1286:
1282:
1278:
1274:
1270:
1266:
1262:
1258:
1254:
1253:Barry Jenkins
1250:
1246:
1242:
1238:
1234:
1230:
1226:
1222:
1218:
1217:Gillian Flynn
1214:
1210:
1206:
1202:
1198:
1194:
1190:
1186:
1182:
1178:
1174:
1170:
1166:
1165:Jason Reitman
1162:
1158:
1154:
1150:
1146:
1142:
1138:
1134:
1130:
1126:
1125:Curtis Hanson
1122:
1121:
1119:
1115:
1111:
1103:
1102:Noah Baumbach
1099:
1095:
1091:
1087:
1083:
1079:
1075:
1071:
1067:
1063:
1059:
1058:Paul Schrader
1055:
1051:
1047:
1043:
1039:
1035:
1031:
1027:
1023:
1019:
1015:
1011:
1007:
1003:
999:
995:
991:
987:
983:
979:
975:
974:David Seidler
971:
967:
963:
959:
958:Cameron Crowe
955:
951:
947:
943:
939:
935:
931:
927:
923:
922:
920:
916:
912:
904:
903:Simon Beaufoy
900:
896:
892:
888:
887:Michael Arndt
884:
880:
879:Bobby Moresco
876:
872:
868:
864:
860:
856:
852:
848:
844:
840:
839:
837:
831:
823:
819:
815:
811:
807:
806:Emma Thompson
803:
802:
800:
794:
790:
783:
778:
776:
771:
769:
764:
763:
760:
754:
747:
741:
738:
736:
733:
731:
727:
724:
723:
704:
700:
694:
680:
676:
675:
667:
653:
649:
648:
640:
626:
622:
621:
613:
606:
601:
593:
592:
587:
580:
573:
572:
568:
565:Prince, Tom.
562:
558:
547:
546:
542:
541:
540:
539:
532:
531:
527:
524:
523:
519:
516:
515:
511:
508:
507:
506:A Simple Plan
503:
502:
501:
500:
488:
485:
482:
479:
477:
473:
469:
467:
463:
459:
455:
452:
451:
442:
441:PS Publishing
438:
434:
431:
427:
423:
420:
416:
412:
410:
406:
405:Gallery Books
402:
398:
395:
391:
390:
387:Short stories
382:
381:1-4000-4387-5
378:
374:
373:
369:
367:
366:0-312-95271-6
363:
359:
358:
357:A Simple Plan
354:
353:
342:
340:
336:
332:
328:
327:
322:
318:
314:
310:
306:
301:
299:
298:A Simple Plan
295:
291:
287:
282:
280:
279:Academy Award
276:
275:A Simple Plan
272:
271:
266:
265:
264:A Simple Plan
254:
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
232:
228:
227:Clive Cussler
224:
223:
218:
214:
204:
202:
198:
197:A Simple Plan
194:
193:
188:
187:
182:
181:
176:
175:
174:A Simple Plan
170:
169:
164:
163:
162:A Simple Plan
158:
154:
145:
144:
139:
138:
137:A Simple Plan
134:
132:Notable works
130:
127:
123:
120:
116:
109:
105:
102:
100:
97:
96:
94:
90:
86:
82:
75:
72:
69:
68:
66:
62:
58:
53:(age 59)
51:July 13, 1965
43:
39:
35:Smith in 2006
32:
27:
20:
1538:Jane Campion
1462:Chris Terrio
1456:Aaron Sorkin
1446:Aaron Sorkin
1436:Wes Anderson
1357:
1285:Sarah Polley
1277:Jane Campion
1261:Greta Gerwig
1201:Tony Kushner
1193:Stan Chervin
1189:Aaron Sorkin
1177:Aaron Sorkin
1157:Steve Kloves
1136:
1098:Greta Gerwig
1050:Jordan Peele
1026:Tom McCarthy
938:Tom Stoppard
851:Jim Sheridan
833:Best Writer
706:. Retrieved
702:
693:
684:November 15,
682:, retrieved
673:
666:
657:November 15,
655:, retrieved
646:
639:
630:November 15,
628:, retrieved
619:
612:
600:
589:
585:
579:
569:
561:
543:
537:
536:
528:
520:
512:
504:
498:
497:
457:
448:Translations
436:
430:Anchor Books
425:
414:
407:, edited by
400:
370:
355:
345:Bibliography
324:
308:
302:
297:
294:Stephen King
285:
283:
274:
268:
262:
260:
239:Stephen King
235:Ray Bradbury
231:Jack Higgins
220:
217:Toledo, Ohio
210:
196:
190:
184:
178:
172:
166:
160:
157:screenwriter
152:
151:
141:
135:
73:screenwriter
1586:1965 births
1522:Julius Onah
1476:Ethan Hawke
1472:Julie Delpy
1358:Scott Smith
1245:James Ivory
1209:John Ridley
1137:Scott Smith
1030:Josh Singer
998:Spike Jonze
982:Woody Allen
942:Marc Norman
926:Ben Affleck
895:Diablo Cody
875:Paul Haggis
835:(2002–2018)
726:Scott Smith
494:Filmography
419:Titan Books
415:Dark Cities
189:(2018) and
177:(1998) and
165:(1993) and
1580:Categories
1558:Judy Blume
1515:Ian Martin
1406:Jim Taylor
1368:Jim Taylor
1269:Chloé Zhao
1225:Adam McKay
1018:Armando BĂł
930:Matt Damon
867:Jim Taylor
708:2018-04-17
553:References
538:Television
439:(2019) by
428:(2018) by
417:(2017) by
403:(2015) by
335:showrunner
64:Occupation
47:1965-07-13
950:Alan Ball
703:Open City
586:The Ruins
514:The Ruins
372:The Ruins
286:The Ruins
270:The Ruins
245:and from
180:The Ruins
168:The Ruins
143:The Ruins
92:Education
679:The Wrap
652:Deadline
571:New York
375:(2006),
360:(1993),
140:(1993),
126:thriller
84:Language
625:Gizmodo
522:Siberia
249:with a
186:Siberia
87:English
1560:(2023)
1540:(2021)
1534:(2020)
1524:(2019)
1506:(2017)
1496:(2016)
1490:(2015)
1484:(2014)
1478:(2013)
1474:, and
1464:(2012)
1458:(2011)
1448:(2010)
1442:(2009)
1432:(2008)
1426:(2007)
1420:(2006)
1414:(2005)
1408:(2004)
1398:(2003)
1386:(2001)
1376:(2000)
1370:(1999)
1360:(1998)
1354:(1997)
1295:(2023)
1287:(2022)
1279:(2021)
1271:(2020)
1263:(2019)
1255:(2018)
1247:(2017)
1239:(2016)
1231:(2015)
1219:(2014)
1211:(2013)
1203:(2012)
1195:(2011)
1191:, and
1179:(2010)
1171:(2009)
1159:(2000)
1147:(1999)
1139:(1998)
1131:(1997)
1104:(2023)
1092:(2022)
1084:(2021)
1076:(2020)
1068:(2019)
1060:(2018)
1052:(2017)
1044:(2016)
1032:(2015)
1020:(2014)
1016:, and
1000:(2013)
992:(2012)
984:(2011)
976:(2010)
968:(2009)
960:(2000)
952:(1999)
944:(1998)
932:(1997)
905:(2008)
897:(2007)
889:(2006)
881:(2005)
869:(2004)
857:(2003)
845:(2002)
824:(2001)
816:(1996)
808:(1995)
548:(2022)
533:(2019)
525:(2018)
517:(2008)
509:(1998)
474:
464:
379:
364:
350:Novels
331:Amazon
290:a film
257:Career
146:(2006)
122:Horror
118:Genres
70:Author
59:, U.S.
458:Ruiny
309:Civil
1556:and
1530:and
1502:and
1454:and
1438:and
1404:and
1382:and
1366:and
1350:and
1227:and
1167:and
1127:and
1100:and
1028:and
940:and
928:and
877:and
865:and
730:IMDb
686:2019
659:2019
632:2019
499:Film
472:ISBN
462:ISBN
377:ISBN
362:ISBN
267:and
237:and
229:and
41:Born
728:at
323:'s
319:of
305:TNT
108:MFA
1582::
1546:,
1513:,
1470:,
1187:,
1155:/
1040:/
1012:,
1008:,
701:.
677:,
650:,
623:,
337:.
203:.
124:,
49:)
1329:e
1322:t
1315:v
781:e
774:t
767:v
711:.
110:)
106:(
45:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.