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''''Malia Scotch Marmo''' is an [[United States|American]] [[screenwriter]]. She wrote the [[screenplay]]s for [[Lasse Hallström]]'s first American film, ''[[Once Around]]'', [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''[[Hook (film)|Hook]]'', [[Daisy von Scherler Mayer]]'s ''[[Madeline (1998 film)|Madeline]]'' and wrote the first draft of [[Michael Crichton]]'s novel ''Jurassic Park'' for the Steven Spielberg film. == Early life == Scotch Marmo was born and raised in Wakefield, Massachusetts.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/01/movies/at-the-movies.html|title = At the Movies|last = Van Gelder|first = Lawrence|date = February 1, 1991|work = The New York Times}}</ref> After receiving an associates degree from [[Bunker Hill Community College]],<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.lituanus.org/1993_3/93_3_04.htm|title = The Lithuanian Angle in a Hollywood Movie: An Analysis of "Once Around"|website = Lituanus: Lithuanian Quarterly Journal of Arts and Sciences|last = Wolkovich-Valkavicius|first = William}}</ref> she went on to earn a bachelor of arts degree as a double major in English Language and Literature and Spanish Language and Literature at [[Boston University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/101338/Malia-Scotch-Marmo/biography|title = Malia Scotch Marmo|accessdate = |website = All Movie Guide|publisher = New York Times}}</ref> Scotch Marmo received her Master of Fine Arts from the [[Columbia University School of the Arts]] in 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://arts.columbia.edu/film/malia-scotch-marmo-0|title = Columbia University School of the Arts Film, Featured Alumni}}</ref> == Career == While Scotch Marmo was still enrolled in Columbia University's graduate film program, her thesis screenplay ''<nowiki/>''was acquired by producers [[Amy Robinson]] and [[Griffin Dunne]]. Robinson and Dunne brought the script to Swedish director [[Lasse Hallström]] and, in 1991, [[Once Around|''Once Around'']] ''<nowiki/>''became his first American film, starring [[Richard Dreyfus]] and [[Holly Hunter]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102590/|title = Once Around|date = |accessdate = |website = IMDB|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> Also while at Columbia, Scotch Marmo directed an award-winning short film entitled ''A Secret Thing.''<ref>{{Cite web|title = Once Around|url = http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/once-around-19910118|last = Travers|first = Peter|publisher = Rolling Stone|date = January 18, 1991}}</ref> During pre-production for ''Once Around'', Scotch Marmo came to the attention of acclaimed film director [[Steven Spielberg]], who hired her to write [[Hook (film)|''Hook'']], also released in 1991. ''Hook'' starred [[Robin Williams]] as an adult [[Peter Pan]], [[Dustin Hoffman]] as [[Captain Hook|Captain James V. Hook]], and [[Julia Roberts]] as [[Tinkerbell]]. Scotch Marmo also served as associate producer on the film.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102057/?ref_=ttqt_qt_tt|title = Hook|website = IMDB}}</ref> While ''Hook'' was being shot, Scotch Marmo began working on her next Spielberg project, ''[[Jurassic Park]]'', released in 1993. ''Jurassic Park'', which has had four sequels to date, starred [[Sam Neill]], [[Laura Dern]], [[Jeff Goldblum]], and [[Richard Attenborough]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107290/|title = Jurassic Park|date = |accessdate = |website = IMDB|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> Scotch Marmo wrote the second draft of ''Jurassic Park'', between the drafts of novelist [[Michael Crichton]] and [[David Koepp]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/5-versions-of-jurassic-park-you-never-saw-20130611?page=2|title = 5 Versions of 'Jurassic Park' You Never Saw|date = June 11, 2013|accessdate = |website = Indiewire|publisher = |last = Taylor|first = Drew}}</ref> Scotch Marmo was next recruited to rewrite [[Norman Jewison]]'s ''[[Only You (1994 film)|Only You]]'' while on location in Pittsburgh and Rome.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.ew.com/article/1994/10/28/only-you-love-among-ruins|title = 'Only You': Love Among the Ruins|date = January 17, 2015|accessdate = |website = Entertainment Weekly|publisher = |last = Hart|first = Marion}}</ref> Released in 1994, ''Only You'' starred [[Robert Downey, Jr.]] and [[Marisa Tomei]] as star-crossed lovers.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110737/|title = Only You|date = |accessdate = |website = IMDB|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> From 1994 to 1997, Scotch Marmo focused on developing twoprojects that never made it to the screen. For director [[Alfonso Arau]], Scotch Marmo adapted [http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/644583.Simple_Prayers Michael Golding's ''Simple Prayers''], a novel set on a small Venetian island in the fourteenth century,<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://variety.com/1994/film/news/prayers-comes-true-in-witt-thomas-buy-118011/|title = ‘Prayers’ comes true in Witt-Thomas buy|date = February 2, 1994|accessdate = |website = Variety|publisher = |last = Moerk|first = Christian}}</ref> and for director [[Alfonso Cuaron]], Scotch Marmo re-wrote [[Donald Westlake]]'s Love in the Attic, based on the true story of a 1920s housewife who fell in love with a sewing machine repairman and hid him in the attic while her husband was at home.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://variety.com/1993/film/news/dave-delivers-message-106579/|title = ‘Dave’ delivers message|date = May 6, 1993|accessdate = |website = Variety|publisher = |last = Ayscough|first = Suzan}}</ref> Scotch Marmo next adapted [[Ludwig Bemelmans]]' [[Madeline (book series)|Madeline book series]] ''<nowiki/>''into ''[[Madeline (1998 film)|Madeline]]'', released in 1998, directed by [[Daisy von Scherler Mayer]], starring [[Frances MacDormand]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123987/|title = Madeline|date = |accessdate = |website = IMDB|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> In 1998, [[Garry Marshall]] brought in Scotch Marmo to do a production rewrite on ''[[The Other Sister]].''<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/176535/The-Other-Sister/details|title = The Other Sister|date = |accessdate = |website = The New York Times|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> ''<nowiki/>''Released in 1999, the film starred [[Juliette Lewis]] and [[Diane Keaton]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123209/|title = The Other Sister|date = |accessdate = |website = IMDB|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> From 1998 to 2002, Scotch Marmo attempted to get an original screenwriting project off the ground as her first feature-length directorial project. ''When Fritz Left Kate'' was developed by various producers, including [[James L. Brooks]], who saw it as a vehicle for [[Woody Harrelson]] and [[Tea Leoni]], but the film was not realized.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.sonymoviechannel.com/movies/madeline/detail|title = Madeline Details|date = |accessdate = |website = Sony Movie Channel|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> In 2000, [[Castle Rock Entertainment]] and [[Playtone Company]] hired Scotch-Marmo to adapt [[Chris Van Allsburg]]'s childrens' classic ''[[The Polar Express|Polar Express]]'', to be directed by [[Rob Reiner]] and to star [[Tom Hanks]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://variety.com/2000/film/columns/rock-rolls-reiner-into-polar-helm-1117788529/|title = Rock rolls Reiner into 'Polar' helm|date = October 30, 2000|accessdate = |website = Variety|publisher = |last = Fleming|first = Michael}}</ref> [[The Polar Express (film)|Polar Express]], released in 2004, was ultimately directed by [[Robert Zemeckis]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338348/|title = Polar Express|date = |accessdate = |website = IMDB|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> Scotch Marmo was engaged in 2005 to rewrite [[Bill Kelly (writer)|Bill Kelly]]'s ''[[Enchanted (film)|Enchanted]].''<ref>{{Cite book|title = Enchanted|url = https://books.google.com/books/about/Enchanted.html?id=Z3_FrQEACAAJ&hl=en|date = 2005|language = en|first = Bill|last = Kelly|first2 = Malia Scotch|last2 = Marmo}}</ref> The film, which was released in 2007, was directed by [[Kevin Lima]], and starred [[Amy Adams]] and [[Patrick Dempsey]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0461770/|title = Enchanted|date = |accessdate = |website = IMDB|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> In 2009-2010, Scotch Marmo collaborated with leading Pakistani director [[Sabiha Sumar]] ([[Khamosh Pani]]) to write a screenplay originally entitled Rafina. Set against the backdrop of the [[Benazir Bhutto]] assassination, Rafina is a young woman from the Karachi slums who dreams of becoming a model.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.vidhifilms.net/features.htm|title = Good Morning Karachi|date = |accessdate = |website = Vidhi Films|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> The film was shot on location in Pakistan in 2010 with real-life model [[Amna Ilyas]] in the lead role, and released internationally in 2013 as ''[[Good Morning Karachi]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1842446/|title = Good Morning Karachi|date = |accessdate = |website = IMDB|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> ''<nowiki/>'' ==External links== *{{IMDb name|id=0549369}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME = Marmo, Malia Scotch | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American screenwriter | DATE OF BIRTH = | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Marmo, Malia Scotch}} [[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:American screenwriters]] [[Category:American women screenwriters]] {{In progress}}'