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Michael Maren is an American author, screenwriter, and documentary filmmaker. He was born on November 15, 1955 in New York City. He is 65 years old. Maren is best known for his novel The Road to Hell, which was adapted into a feature film in 1997. He has also written for television, including the HBO series The Wire and the Showtime series Homeland. Maren has written several books, including The Road to Hell, The Road to Hell: A True Story of Life in the Sudan, and A Place at the Table: Struggles for Equality in Education. Maren is married to his wife, Susan, and they have two children. Maren has an estimated net worth of $2 million. He has earned his wealth through his writing and filmmaking career.

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Occupation Journalist screenwriter film director
Age 69 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 15 November, 1955
Birthday 15 November
Birthplace Andover, Massachusetts
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2012

Maren wrote, directed and produced his first feature film, A Short History of Decay--"a dark comedy about stepping up when your parents are going downhill"--in 2012; the film stars Bryan Greenberg, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Linda Lavin, Harris Yulin, Kathleen Rose Perkins and Benjamin King. The film was released theatrically in May 2014. The New York Times called the film "well-observed" and noted its strength in portraying family relationships.

1999

In 1999, Maren began working as a screenwriter. He's written scripts for HBO, Sony Pictures, and several independent producers; he's also taught screenwriting at Wesleyan University, The Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, and the Taos Writers’ Conference.

1997

Maren chronicled his experiences abroad in his book, The Road to Hell: The Ravaging Effects of Foreign Aid and International Charity, published in 1997 by The Free Press.

In 1997, Maren married writer Dani Shapiro. They have a son, Jacob, and they live in Litchfield, Connecticut.

1977

Maren joined the Peace Corps in 1977 and served for two years teaching English and Physics at a secondary school in rural Kenya. He remained in Kenya, running the food-for-work program with the Catholic Relief Services; later he worked for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Somalia, serving as a food assessment specialist on the Somali border with Ethiopia.

1973

Maren grew up in Andover, Massachusetts and graduated from Northfield Mt. Hermon in 1973. As an undergraduate he attended Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY. In 1984, Maren earned his master's degree from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.

1955

Michael Maren (born November 15, 1955) is an American journalist, screenwriter, and director. He spent seventeen years as a foreign correspondent based in Africa, writing for The Village Voice, Newsweek, The New Republic, Harper's, GQ, The New York Times Magazine, among others. His book, about his experiences in Somalia, The Road to Hell, was called "the seminal critique of foreign aid" by The New Yorker. In 2012 he wrote and directed his first feature film, A Short History of Decay. His newest feature film, Shiver, is currently in production.