Graham Moore (writer)
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Graham Moore by Matt Sayles
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October 18, 1981 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, Screenwritter |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Notable works | The Sherlockian, The Imitation Game, The Last Days of Night |
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Graham Moore (born October 18, 1981) is an American screenwriter and author widely known for his 2010 novel The Sherlockian, as well as his screenplay for the historical film The Imitation Game, which topped the 2011 Black List for screenplays and won the 2014 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (awarded February 2015).
Moore’s second book, The Last Days of Night, was published by Random House on August 16, 2016. Set in 1888 New York City, the novel focuses on the heated rivalry between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse during the advent of electricity and is told through the eyes of Westinghouse’s attorney, Paul Cravath. Moore himself has adapted the screenplay for The Last Days of Night to be directed by Oscar-nominated director of The Imitation Game Morten Tyldum.
Moore was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised on the city's north side — "the son of two lawyers who divorced and then married two other lawyers."
Raised Jewish, Moore graduated from the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools in 1999 and received a bachelor of arts degree in religious history in 2003 from Columbia University. Moore developed a strong love of mystery stories when he was learning to read, later believing he'd have a career in music.Alan Turing had been Moore's childhood hero since he was 14.
At Columbia, unsure about a writing career, Moore took the advice of a professor to dedicate five years to any profession he pursued, "because it takes that long to get halfway decent at anything." Moore stayed in New York, playing in a number of rock bands, creating a music studio in the basement of a heavy metal art gallery on Rivington Street, working as a sound engineer (including work on several Garnier shampoo commercials), collecting sound equipment and beginning his writing career. For several years, he wrote scripts every day from 10-6 with a friend he'd known since he was 6, Ben Epstein — followed by evening studio work.
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