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Stephen Chbosky

Stephen Chbosky grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the University of Southern California's Filmic Writing Program. His first film, The Four Corners of Nowhere, premiered at Sundance Film Festival and went on to win Best Narrative Feature honors at the Chicago Underground Film Festival. He helped edit and contributed material to John Leguizamo's Broadway show, sexaholix. He also edited Pieces, a collection of short stories for Pocket Books. Most recently, he wrote the screenplay for the critically acclaimed film adaptation of Rent. He also co-created and served as executive producer of the post-apocalyptic drama, Jericho, which found a place in... Read full bio

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Chicago Tribune, May 10, 2013
...the opposite reaction than what they might have hoped." "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," by Stephen Chbosky, was published in 1999 and is a coming of age story about a 15-year-old boy entering his freshman year of high school and describes his life...
WTTW-TV, May 8, 2013
...graders at Hadley Junior High will have to head to the public library if they want to read Stephen Chbosky’s popular book, The Perks of Being a Wallflower. A District 41 Board of Education decision on April 29 to remove the book from classrooms at...
Addison Press, May 7, 2013
...District 41 Board of Education's April 29 decision to remove "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky from classrooms at Hadley Junior High School, several students attended Monday's meeting to ask the board to reconsider. "The people who...
Mashable, May 6, 2013
...the book, and Pearl Jam's lead vocalist, Eddie Vedder, wrote the music for the soundtrack. MTV published Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower in 1999. Thirteen years later, Chbosky adapted the coming-of-age novel into a movie whose...
The Week Magazine, May 1, 2013
...a Wallflower (2012) (barnesandnoble.com) How could marketers possibly improve on the instantly recognizable blank yellow cover for Stephen Chbosky's 1999 young adult novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower? By turning it into a brick wall, and situating...
TMC Net, April 28, 2013
...print design system, info graphic exhibit, podcast series, student video and a live interview with author and director Stephen Chbosky. That website attracted more than 6,000 visitors from around the world and dozens of libraries linked to it. The...
Digital Journal, April 28, 2013
...Anderson, Natasha Friend 2009: Lauren Myracle, Alex Sanchez, P.C. Cast, Robert Cormier, Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson, Stephen Chbosky, Chris Crutcher, Ellen Hopkins, Richelle Mead, John Steinbeck 2008: Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson, Philip...
Chicago Tribune, May 10, 2013
...the opposite reaction than what they might have hoped." "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," by Stephen Chbosky, was published in 1999 and is a coming of age story about a 15-year-old boy entering his freshman year of high school and describes his life...
Individual.com, May 10, 2013
...the opposite reaction than what they might have hoped." "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," by Stephen Chbosky, was published in 1999 and is a coming of age story about a 15-year-old boy entering his freshman year of high school and describes his life...
Chicago Tribune, May 10, 2013
...the opposite reaction than what they might have hoped." "The Perks of Being a Wallflower," by Stephen Chbosky, was published in 1999 and is a coming of age story about a 15-year-old boy entering his freshman year of high school and describes his life...
WTTW-TV, May 8, 2013
...graders at Hadley Junior High will have to head to the public library if they want to read Stephen Chbosky’s popular book, The Perks of Being a Wallflower. A District 41 Board of Education decision on April 29 to remove the book from classrooms at...
Huffington Post, May 8, 2013
...especially child abuse is critical to helping to stop it. In the director's commentary to the movie, Stephen Chbosky, who also wrote the book, says we stop abuse by talking about it in bringing out into the light. Chbosky's work helps us start that...
Stoughton Patch, May 8, 2013
...pm–5:00 pm WATCH THE MOVIE,  “THE PERKS OF BEING WALLFLOWER” BASED ON THE BEST-SELLING NOVEL BY STEPHEN CHBOSKY.......A TALE OF LOVE, LOSS, FEAR, HOPE & FRIENDS! FOR AGES 13-18. Call 781-344-2711 to Sign-Up. BRING ALONG YOUR...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 8, 2013
...to film the entire movie in Pittsburgh the way I wanted to," said Upper St. Clair native Stephen Chbosky, who directed the highly acclaimed 2012 film "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." Mr. Chbosky wrote the screenplay from his YA novel of the same name....