Mark Handley

For the computer scientist, see Mark Handley (computer scientist).

Mark Handley is a playwright and screenwriter.

Mark Handley
Occupation	Playwright, screenwriter
Language	English
Genre	Theater, film

Personal life

In 1977, he and his wife moved to the Pacific Northwest where they lived in isolation in a log cabin that they built themselves.^[1]

Career

He is best known for his play Idioglossia,^[2] which was later produced as Jodie Foster's film, Nell.^[3] Nell was co-written by Mr. Handley and British Dramatist William Nicholson (Shadowlands). Nell was the first production of Jodie Foster's company Egg Pictures and was directed by Michael Apted.^[4]

He currently teaches a screenwriting course in Seattle, Washington.^{[citation needed]}