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Anthony McCarten

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Anthony McCarten

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Full Name: Anthony McCarton
Born: April 28, 1961
New Plymouth, New Zealand
Occupation: Screenwriter, Novelist, Poet
Nationality: New Zealander
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Biography

Anthony McCarten is a New Zealand writer and filmmaker. He has been nominated for four Academy Awards, including twice for Best Adapted Screenplay, for The Theory of Everything and The Two Popes.

McCarten was born and raised in New Plymouth, New Zealand, and attended Francis Douglas Memorial College. He worked as a reporter for a couple of years on The Taranaki Herald before studying for an Arts degree at Massey University and Victoria University of Wellington, where he studied creative writing with Bill Manhire. After leaving university, McCarten appeared in a production of King Lear.

McCarten is the author of ten novels. McCarten's novels have been translated into 26 languages.


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