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Aaron Sorkin


Born
in New York, New York, The United States
June 09, 1961

Genre
Literature & Fiction


Aaron Benjamin Sorkin is an American screenwriter, producer and playwright, whose works include A Few Good Men, The American President, The West Wing, Sports Night and The Farnsworth Invention.

After graduating from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theatre in 1983, Sorkin spent much of the 1980s in New York as a struggling, largely unemployed actor. He found his passion in writing plays, and quickly established himself as a young promising playwright. His stageplay A Few Good Men caught the attention of Hollywood producer David Brown, who bought the film rights before the play even premiered.

Castle Rock Entertainment hired Sorkin to adapt A Few Good Men for the big screen. The movie, directed by Rob Reiner, ...more

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Average rating: 4.28 · 2,893 ratings · 200 reviews · 23 distinct works • Similar authors
A Few Good Men
4.24 avg rating — 1,319 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions
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The West Wing Script Book
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The Farnsworth Invention
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The West Wing Seasons 3 & 4...
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The Trial of the Chicago 7:...
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The Social Network - Screen...
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Hidden in this Picture
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A few good men: Screenplay
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Steve Jobs Shooting Script ...
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The American President
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“I love writing, but hate starting. The page is awfully white and it says, 'You may have fooled some of the people some of the time but those days are over, Giftless. I'm not your agent and I'm not your mommy: I'm a white piece of paper. You wanna dance with me?' and I really, really don't. I'll go peaceable-like.”
― Aaron Sorkin
tags: humor, writing
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“Toby Zeigler: There's literally no one in the world I don't hate right now.”
― Aaron Sorkin
tags: life
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“I'm a registered Republican, I only seem liberal because I believe that hurricanes are caused by high barometric pressure and not gay marriage.”
― Aaron Sorkin
tags: humor, liberal, republican, the-newsroom
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