Daniel Handler
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| Pseudonym(s): | Lemony Snicket |
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| Born: | February 28, 1970 |
| Occupation(s): | Novelist, Screenwriter |
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| Website: | http://www.lemonysnicket.com |
Daniel Handler (born February 28, 1970 in
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[edit] Personal life
Handler is a native San Franciscan. He is an alumnus of the
Handler is married to Lisa Brown, who is a graphic artist he met at the University, and he lives in an old
Handler is politically active and helped form LitPAC, a
[edit] His professional work
Handler has pursued careers in books, music, and film.
[edit] Books
Three of Handler's novels have been published. His first, The Basic Eight, was rejected by many publishers for its subject matter and tone (a dark view of a teenage girl's life). Handler claims that the novel was rejected thirty-seven times before finally being published. The book's tone served as an impetus of sorts for the Lemony Snicket works.
Watch Your Mouth, his second novel, was actually completed before The Basic Eight was published. It follows a more operatic theme, complete with stage directions and various acts. Described by
His most recent effort under his own name is Adverbs, a series of short stories that he says are "about love." It was published in April of 2006.
Handler has stated that his next adult novel is about pirates - or, more specifically, a modern-age pirate who "wants to be an old-fashioned kind of pirate". [1]
[edit] Lemony Snicket
- For more on Lemony Snicket as a pseudonym and character, see Lemony Snicket
Handler began writing under the Snicket pseudonym in 1999, at the suggestion of a children's publisher who read The Basic Eight. The books concern three orphaned children who have progressively more terrible things happen to them, and Snicket acts as the narrator and biographer of the fictional orphans.
Handler has also appeared at author appearances as "Lemony Snicket's handler," as well as appeared as Snicket himself in various other books and mediums, including the commentary track for the film version of his books,
The Lemony Snicket books have been international bestsellers, and the 13th and final installment of the series came out Friday, October 13th 2006. On the day the 13th book came out, Handler appeared on the Today show as Lemony Snicket's representative.
[edit] Music
Handler is an accomplished musician, having played accordion on various recordings as well as worked on an unfinished musical with
He was in two bands following college, The Edith Head Trio and Tzamboni, neither of which had any noted success. He has also played accordion in the Merritt project
Handler also contributed accordion to a number of tracks in the Magnetic Fields project 69 Love Songs. In the box set of the project, Handler provides a lengthy interview with Merritt about the project, as well as conversations about the songs.
On October 10, 2006, an album with all 13 songs from the 13 audiobooks in A Series of Unfortunate Events was released. The album includes two additional songs, one about the band attributed to producing the album--
[edit] Film
Handler has also had some success in film work. He produced the screenplay for Rick, which was based on the Verdi opera
Handler was involved in the screenwriting process for the film version of A Series of Unfortunate Events, but was ultimately removed from the project. He had completed eight separate drafts of the film before giving up following a change in those who were producing the film. Robert Gordon ended up doing a rewrite and eventually received credit for the film, and Handler has noted his pleasure with the film.
Handler did submit a commentary track for the
[edit] List of works
This is a partial list of works Handler has created or been involved with. For more information regarding his works as Lemony Snicket, see Lemony Snicket.
[edit] Books
- How to Dress for Every Occasion by the Pope (with illustrations by Sarah "Pinkie" Bennett, actually Lisa Brown) -
- A Series of Unfortunate Events - Harper Collins - 1999 to 2006
[edit] Film
[edit] Music
- The Tragic Treasury - The Gothic Archies
[edit] References
- ^ LitPAC to Fundraise for Liberal Candidates.
[edit] External links
- The Official Lemony Snicket website
- Daniel Handler at the
- Fortunate Events: Winds, vertiginous views and snakes converge in Lemony Snicket's neck of the woods San Francisco Chronicle (May 18, 2003)
- Fresh Air interview - Audio interview from
- Interview with Daniel Handler aka Lemony Snicket
- The Onion AV Club interview with Daniel Handler.
- The Bat Segundo Show #66 (2006 podcast interview)
- Daniel Handler's High School Graduation Speech (Lowell High School)
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