Mark Frost (born November 25, 1953) is an American novelist, screenwriter, film and television producer and director. He is the co-creator of the mystery television series '' Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991, 2017) and was a writer and executive story editor of '' Hill Street Blues'' (1982–1985).

Early life

Mark Frost was born on November 25, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York City, to Mary Virginia Calhoun and actor Warren Frost. He is the elder brother of actress

Lindsay Frost Lindsay Elisabeth Frost (born June 4, 1962) is an American former actress. Early life Frost was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and grew up elsewhere in Minnesota. She is the daughter of actor Warren Frost, and sister of writer/producer Mark Fro ...

and writer and photographer Scott Frost. During his childhood, Frost was raised in Los Angeles, California and spent his adolescence in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he attended

Marshall-University High School Marshall-University High School was a public junior high and high school serving grades 6–12 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school was founded in 1968 through a merger between John Marshall High School (a Minneapolis public school) and Univer ...

. As a high-school student, he spent two years on an internship program studying and working at Minneapolis'

Guthrie Theater The Guthrie Theater, founded in 1963, is a center for theater performance, production, education, and professional training in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The concept of the theater was born in 1959 in a series of discussions between Sir Tyrone Gut ...

. Frost subsequently enrolled in

Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of its predecessors was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools; it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology ...

(CMU) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, studying acting, directing and playwriting. During his time in college, he worked as a member of the lighting crew on PBS '' Mister Rogers' Neighborhood'' alongside actor Michael Keaton. Frost graduated from CMU in 1975 with a

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. After his graduation, he returned to the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, where he was a literary associate until 1978.

Career

Frost was a writer for the NBC television series '' Hill Street Blues''. He co-created the

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television series '' Twin Peaks'' and ''

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'' with

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. He co-wrote and directed the film '' Storyville'', co-wrote ''

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'' (2005) and wrote ''

The Greatest Game Ever Played ''The Greatest Game Ever Played'' is a 2005 American biographical sports film based on the early life of amateur golf champion Francis Ouimet and his surprise winning of the 1913 U.S. Open. The film was directed by Bill Paxton, and was his last ...

'', based on his 2002 book of the same name. His other books on golf are ''The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever'', about a 1956 match pitting pros Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson against amateurs

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and Ken Venturi, and ''The Grand Slam'', about the 1930 golf season of Bobby Jones. His fictional works include ''

The List of Seven ''The List of Seven'' is a 1993 novel by Mark Frost. Though initially an occult murder mystery, the story brings in conspiracy theory, vendetta, horror, history, and Theosophy. The main character, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is a real historical per ...

'', ''

The Six Messiahs ''The Six Messiahs'' is a 1995 novel by Mark Frost, a sequel to his 1993 novel '' The List of Seven''. The two main characters are real-life person Arthur Conan Doyle (albeit engaging in fictional actions) and fictional character Jack Sparks. S ...

'', and ''The Second Objective''.

Personal life

Frost has lived in Ojai, California, since 2011 with his wife Lynn and their son, Travis. His nephew is Major League Baseball player Lucas Giolito.

Bibliography

Fiction

*''

'' (1993) *''

'' (1995) *''Before I Wake'' (1997) *''The Second Objective'' (2009) *'' The Paladin Prophecy'' (2012) *''The Paladin Prophecy 2: Alliance'' (2013) *''The Paladin Prophecy 3: Rogue'' (2015) *''

The Secret History of Twin Peaks ''The Secret History of Twin Peaks'' is an epistolary (dossier-style) novel by Mark Frost, which provides background information on the history of the fictional town and characters from the television series ''Twin Peaks''. The book was publi ...

'' (2016) *'' Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier'' (2017)

Non-fiction

*''The Greatest Game Ever Played: A True Story'' (2002) *''The Grand Slam: Bobby Jones, America, and the Story of Golf'' (2006) *''The Match: The Day the Game of Golf Changed Forever'' (2007) *''Game Six: Cincinnati, Boston, and the 1975 World Series'' (2009)

Filmography

Film

Television

Accolades

; Bram Stoker Awards ; Deauville American Film Festival ;

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;

Primetime Emmy Award The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime ...

s ; The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards ; Writers Guild of America Awards

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