Stephen Chbosky
Stephen Chbosky was born on January 25, 1970 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1992, he graduated from the University of South Carolina. Chbosky received his Bachelor of the Fine Arts degree from the University of Southern California’s film writing program in 1992. He is a screenwriter, television writer, and stage writer. His first film, The Four Corners of Nowhere, premiered at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival, the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. The film won Narrative Feature honors at the Chicago Underground Film Festival. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is Stephen Chbosky's first piece of literature, which is what he is most well known for. The book was published by MTV/Pocket Books in 1999. Chbosky lives and works in Los Angeles, California. He is an active gay rights supporter, and he continues to work on films.
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