Graham Moore (born October 18, 1981) is an American screenwriter, author and director known for his 2010 novel ''

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'', as well as his screenplay for the historical film '' The Imitation Game'', which topped the 2011

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for screenplays and won the 2014 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (awarded February 2015).

Early life and family

Moore was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised on the city's north side — "the son of two lawyers who divorced and then married two other lawyers." Moore's father, Gary Moore, is an insurance

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and his mother, Susan Sher (née Steiner), works for the University of Chicago. His mother was formerly the City of Chicago's chief lawyer and First Lady

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. Moore's parents divorced when he was young. Moore's stepfather is

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Neil Cohen. Raised Jewish, Moore graduated from the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools in 1999 and received a bachelor of arts degree in religious history in 2003 from Columbia University. During his Academy Award acceptance speech in February 2015, Moore said that he had attempted suicide when he was 16. Moore lives in Los Angeles, California.

Career

Moore began his writing career working with childhood friend Ben Epstein, who was attending Tisch School of the Arts in New York City. One of his earliest Hollywood jobs was on the writing staff of the short-lived television series ''

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''. Moore's first book, ''The Sherlockian,'' was on the New York Times bestseller list for three weeks. His adapted screenplay for the 2014 film '' The Imitation Game'', based on the biography '' Alan Turing: The Enigma'' by

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, topped the 2011 ''Black List'' of the best unproduced scripts in

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. The script earned Moore numerous nominations, including the 2014 Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay, and ultimately won the 2014 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 87th Academy Awards (awarded February 2015). Moore's second book, ''The Last Days of Night'', was published by Random House on August 16, 2016. Set in 1888 New York City, the novel focuses on the heated rivalry between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse during the advent of electricity and is told through the eyes of Westinghouse's attorney,

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. Moore has adapted the screenplay for ''The Last Days of Night'' to be directed by Oscar-nominated director of ''The Imitation Game''

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. Moore will write, direct, and produce the sci-fi thriller ''Naked Is the Best Disguise'' for Studio 8. Moore's first film as director, '' The Outfit'', premiered at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival on February 14, 2022. It received positive reviews.

Novels

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'' (2010), published by Twelve *''The Last Days of Night'' (August 16, 2016), published by Penguin Random House *''The Holdout'' (February 18, 2020), published by Random House

Awards and nominations

References

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