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Michael Maren

Writing

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Directed movies: 2Directed series: 0All crew credits: 3

TMDB ID: 1287278

IMDb ID: nm0546440

Known for: Writing

Born: November 15, 1955

Age: 70

Place of birth: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2013 - 2023

Years active: 11

Average TMDB rating: 5.63

Wikidata: Q6832519

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Biography

Michael Maren is a former Peace Corps volunteer, aid worker, and war correspondent. All told, he spent seventeen years in Africa covering wars and famines in Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia and other hot spots on the continent. In 1999, after the publication of his book about Somalia and foreign aid, The Road to Hell, he began working as a screenwriter. He sold scripts to HBO, Sony and independent producers. He directed his first film, "A Short History of Decay," in 2013. His second film, "Shriver" is due to be released in 2022.

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