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'{{short description|American screenwriter}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox writer | name = Jamie Linden | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1980|9|03}} | birth_place = [[Winter Park, Florida|Winter Park]], [[Florida]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = [[Screenwriter]] | nationality = American | alma_mater = [[Florida State University]] | notableworks = ''[[We Are Marshall]]'' | partner = [[Rachel McAdams]] <br>(2016–present) | children = 2 }} '''Jamie Linden''' (born September 3, 1980) is an American [[screenwriter]] best known for ''[[We Are Marshall]]'' (2006) and ''[[Dear John (2010 film)|Dear John]]'' (2010). He also wrote and directed ''[[10 Years (2011 film)|10 Years]]'' (2011) starring [[Channing Tatum]]. ==Early life== Linden grew up in [[Winter Park, Florida|Winter Park]], [[Florida]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2006-12-17/news/MARSHALL_1_1_marshall-university-eustis-crash |title=A tragedy with local ties |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel |date=17 December 2006 |access-date=6 July 2016 }}</ref> near [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], where he attended [[Lake Howell High School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://collider.com/jamie-linden-10-years-flight-before-christmas-interview/ |title=Writer-Director Jamie Linden Talks 10 YEARS, Paramount's THE FLIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, THE TESTAMENT, DOGS OF BABEL and More |website=Collider |date=14 September 2012 |access-date=6 July 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://1059sunnyfm.cbslocal.com/2012/09/21/local-high-school-local-bar-featured-in-reunion-film-10-years/ |title=Local High School, Local Bar Featured in Reunion Film "10 Years" |publisher=1059 Sunny FM |date=21 September 2012 |access-date=6 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216160058/http://1059sunnyfm.cbslocal.com/2012/09/21/local-high-school-local-bar-featured-in-reunion-film-10-years/ |archive-date=16 February 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He attended [[Florida State University]]'s College of Communication, majoring in marketing and media production.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.cci.fsu.edu/cci-alumni-news/alumnus-jamie-linden-on-life-luck-and-persistence/ |title=Alumnus Jamie Linden on Life, Luck, and Persistence |publisher=Florida State University |date=17 November 2016 |access-date=19 November 2016 }}</ref> After graduating from college in 2001, he and three friends traveled to [[Hollywood, California|Hollywood]], [[California]] with tickets for [[game show]] ''[[The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)|The Price Is Right]]''.<ref name=FSU>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fsu.com/pages/2006/12/04/WeAreMarshall.html |title=FSU grad pens screenplay for 'We Are Marshall' |access-date=2008-04-27 |author=Stern, Bayard |year=2006 |publisher=[[FSView & Florida Flambeau]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423090531/http://www.fsu.com/pages/2006/12/04/WeAreMarshall.html |archive-date=23 April 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Upon arriving, he was individually called up to compete and won [[United States dollar|US$]]5,000 and a [[Toscana (wine)|Tuscan wine]] server cart, which he saw as a sign to stay in Hollywood: "I thought, well that's a sign, 'I should stay.' What you want to do, finds you."<ref name=web>{{cite news|url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/59/15759.php |title=ON SET: We Are Marshall's Director McG and Writer Jamie Linden |access-date=2008-04-27 |author=Chupnick, Steven |date=13 November 2006 |work=MovieWeb |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080130012123/http://www.movieweb.com/news/59/15759.php |archive-date=30 January 2008 }}</ref> ==Career== Before Linden became a screenwriter, he worked at [[Mirage Enterprises]] as an assistant to directors [[Sydney Pollack]] and [[Anthony Minghella]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2012/film/news/q-a-director-jamie-linden-talks-10-years-1118059095/ |title=Q&A: Director Jamie Linden talks '10 Years' |magazine=Variety |date=12 September 2012 |access-date=17 July 2016 }}</ref> After reading in a 30th anniversary article in ''[[FSView & Florida Flambeau]]'', Florida State's student newspaper, about the 1970 [[Southern Airways Flight 932]] plane crash that killed most of the [[1970 Marshall Thundering Herd football team|Marshall University Thundering Herd football team]],<ref name=IGN>{{cite web|url=http://au.movies.ign.com/articles/728/728795p1.html|title=Set Visit: We Are Marshall|access-date=2008-04-27|author=IGN Staff|date=13 November 2006|website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> Linden says he became "obsessed" with the story.<ref name=web/> After moving to Hollywood, his first job involved reading [[feature film]] [[screenplay]]s. After being fired from several assistant positions, he decided to write his own screenplay.<ref name=FSU/> His first script was titled ''Things to Do Before I Die'', co-written with University of Florida alumnus Cory Helms, and [[Warner Bros.]] gave the pair a blind deal to write another script.<ref name=FSU/> Linden says the aftermath of the Marshall University tragedy was the very first story he ever thought of.<ref name=IGN/> In 2004, he pitched the story to Warner Bros. with film producers [[Basil Iwanyk]]<ref name=FSU/> and [[Mary Viola]].<ref name=TTCJ>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4179/is_/ai_n16905086|title=Finally, Hollywood remembers Marshall|access-date=2008-04-27|author=Schoonover, Kelley|date=12 December 2006|newspaper=[[The Topeka Capital-Journal]]}}</ref> When Warner Bros. bought the script, Linden and other film crew met with many family members of the plane crash victims including Keith Morehouse, whose father was killed in the crash, to collaborate on the honesty of the script and the dignity of the victims.<ref name=TTCJ/> The film became ''[[We Are Marshall]]'', released in [[2006 in film|2006]] and directed by [[McG]] (Joseph McGinty Nichol), founder of [[Wonderland Sound and Vision]].<ref name=IGN/> In 2006, it was reported that Linden was writing a [[biographical film]] about Olympic gold medalist downhill skier [[Bill Johnson (skier)|Bill Johnson]] to be produced by Basil Iwanyk, as well as an adaptation of ''[[The Dogs of Babel]]'' to be produced by [[David Heyman]] and a [[television pilot]] titled ''Flash Back'' to be directed by McG.<ref name=FSU/> ==Personal life== In April 2013, Linden was a [[groomsman]] at the wedding of ''[[Friday Night Lights (TV series)|Friday Night Lights]]'' actor [[Scott Porter]]. They were schoolmates at [[Lake Howell High School]] in [[Winter Park, Florida]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 May 2015 |title=Scott Porter Welcomes Son McCoy Lee |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/05/24/scott-porter-welcomes-son-mccoy-lee/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416005348/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2015/05/24/scott-porter-welcomes-son-mccoy-lee/ |archive-date=16 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=McRady |first=Rachel |date=May 24, 2015 |title=Scott Porter Welcomes Baby Son McCoy Lee Porter With Wife Kelsey Mayfield: First Pic! |work=US Magazine |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/scott-porter-welcomes-baby-son-mccoy-lee-porter-wife-first-pic-2015245}}</ref> In 2016, Linden started dating Canadian actress [[Rachel McAdams]].<ref name="mcadams">{{Cite news|last=Fernandez|first=Alexia|date=April 10, 2018|url=http://people.com/babies/rachel-mcadams-welcomes-son/|title=Rachel McAdams Welcomes a Son with Boyfriend Jamie Linden: Report|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=June 26, 2020}}</ref> Their first child, a son, was born in April 2018. <ref name="mcadams"/> In August 2020, it was reported that they were expecting their second child.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Juneau |first=Jen |date=August 21, 2020 |title=On the Move! Pregnant Rachel McAdams Shows Off Baby Bump While Stepping Out in Los Angeles |url=https://people.com/parents/rachel-mcadams-pregnant-expecting-second-child-jamie-linden/ |website=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> ==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Writer ! Co-Producer ! Notes |- |2006 |''[[We Are Marshall]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- |2010 |''[[Dear John (2010 film)|Dear John]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |- |2011 |''[[10 Years (2011 film)|10 Years]]'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |- |2016 |''[[Money Monster]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |- |2021 |''[[Chaos Walking (film)|Chaos Walking]]'' | {{no}} | {{yes|Uncredited}} | {{no}} | Rewrites |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{IMDb name|1956691|Jamie Linden}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Linden, Jamie}} [[Category:1980 births]] [[Category:American male screenwriters]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Florida State University alumni]] [[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]] [[Category:Writers from Orlando, Florida]] [[Category:People from Winter Park, Florida]] [[Category:Film directors from Florida]] [[Category:American expatriates in Canada]] [[Category:Screenwriters from Florida]] [[Category:Film producers from Florida]] [[Category:21st-century American screenwriters]] [[Category:21st-century American male writers]]'