Amanda Brown (novelist)
Amanda Brown | |
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| Born | October 6, 1970 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Education | Arizona State University |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Spouse | Justin Chang[1] |
| Children | 4[1] |
| Writing career | |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
Amanda Brown Chang[2] (born October 6, 1970)[1] is an American novelist who wrote Legally Blonde, which was adapted into the 2001 film and 2007 musical.[1]
Biography
[edit]Amanda Brown was born in Phoenix, Arizona as the youngest of four siblings[3] to Jack E. Brown, a lawyer, and Suzanne J. Brown, an art gallery owner. Brown graduated from Arizona State University in 1993. She then began attending Stanford Law School but did not finish her Juris Doctor degree. As a law student, she compiled letters and stories based on her experiences into a first manuscript that would become the novel Legally Blonde (published 2001).[1]
Brown is married to financier Justin Chang, of Yale University and Harvard Business School.[4][5][6] Their daughter, blogger and writer Alexandra Brown Chang,[7][8] was born in 1999. The family divides their time between San Francisco and Malibu.[9][4]
Following the success of the 2001 film, Brown released her second book, Family Trust (2003), which was also optioned for a film.[1]
Books
[edit]- Legally Blonde. AuthorHouse, 2001.
- Family Trust. New York: Dutton, 2003.
- School of Fortune, co-authored with Janice Weber. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2007.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Silverman, Amy (October 30, 2003). "Legally Brown". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Amanda Brown Chang - Professional Speaker Booking Agency". www.celebritytalent.net. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ↑ "Legally Brown".
- 1 2 Silverman, Amy. "Legally Brown". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ↑ "Justin Chang |". www.digitalbridge.com. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ↑ "Cape Dutch-style home with executive pedigree in Montecito". Los Angeles Times. 2016-09-14. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ↑ "Meet Alexandra Chang of The Zeitgeist". Running in Rockstuds. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ↑ "Rights Report: Week of June 10, 2024". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
- ↑ "Legally Brown".
External links
[edit]- Amanda Brown at IMDb
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