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David Schickler

b. 1969

American writer

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Born 1969. David Schickler is an American novelist, screenwriter, writer and executive producer.

David Schickler (born July 30, 1969, in Rochester, New York) is an American screenwriter and author, most recently of the memoir The Dark Path, published by Riverhead Books in September 2013. He is the co-creator and an executive producer of the Cinemax television series Banshee, which premiered in 2013. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling short story collection Kissing in Manhattan and the nationally bestselling novel Sweet and Vicious (2004). He has written original and adapted scripts for Universal, Lions Gate, Sidney Kimmel and Wildwood Films.

His books have been published in nine countries and his stories have appeared in The New Yorker, Travel + Leisure, and Zoetrope: All-Story, as well as on Selected Shorts. His short story "The Smoker" won an O. Henry Award and was optioned by Paramount Pictures.

Schickler graduated from McQuaid Jesuit High School. He received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and Masters from Columbia University. He now lives in Rochester, New York with his wife and children.

Works Filmography Television Creator Title Year Network Notes Banshee 2013–16 Cinemax Created with Jonathan Tropper

Producer Title Year Notes Banshee 2013–14 executive producer (seasons 1–2; 20 episodes) Banshee Origins 2013–14 executive producer (seasons 1–2; 25 episodes)

Writer Title Year Notes Banshee 2013–14 10 episodes Banshee Origins 2013 13 episodes (season 1)

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Columbia University, Walsh School of Foreign Service, McQuaid Jesuit High School

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Who is David Schickler?

American writer

When was David Schickler born?

David Schickler was born on 30 July 1969 in Rochester.

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David Schickler is a novelist, screenwriter, writer and executive producer.

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David Schickler is American.

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· Wikipedia: David Schickler

· Wikidata: Q5239529

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