David Hemingson (born July 26, 1964) is an American writer and producer for film and television. He is best known for writing the 2023 film ''The Holdovers'', which earned him an Academy Award nomination for

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Early life and education

Hemingson was born on July 26, 1964, in New Haven, Connecticut. His father worked both as a teacher and a merchant marine, while his mother was a nurse at Mount Sinai Hospital in

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. His parents divorced in 1969. In 1982, Hemingson graduated from

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, a boarding school in Hartford. His experiences in boarding school, along with life lessons acquired from an uncle during his youth, informed Hemingson's screenplay for the 2023

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film '' The Holdovers''. Hemingson earned a bachelor's degree at

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and graduated from

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in 1990. After graduation, he worked in the entertainment division of the Loeb & Loeb law firm in

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before deciding to pursue a writing career.

Career

Hemingson's first role after leaving the legal field was as an assistant writer on Nickelodeon's ''

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''. In addition to his television writing career, Hemingson served as a producer on series such as ''

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'', '' Kitchen Confidential'', '' The Deep End'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. In 2017, Hemingson wrote a pilot for a series set at a

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boarding school based on his own experiences at the Watkinson School. He was later contacted by director

, who wanted his next film to be set in the prep school environment. Hemingson adapted the pilot script into the screenplay for Payne's 2023 film '' The Holdovers''.

Personal life

Hemingson married writer and actress Victoria Morsell in 1998. The pair reside in Los Angeles with their son.

Filmography

Television

Film

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

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