Mark Boal Biography

Mark Boal became a noted reporter for publications like The Village Voice Rolling Stone and Playboy focusing his attention on world events. In 2004 Boal wrote the article Death and Dishonor for the latter magazine which detailed the disappearance of Iraq War veteran Specialist Richard Davis whose father retired Army Staff Sergeant Lanny Davis went on a lone search to find out what happened. He followed an IED specialist who at the time had defused the most number of roadside bombs in the war. The result was a second article for Playboy The Man in the Bomb Suit (2005) which detailed a profoundly eye-opening experience that Boal was determined to share through the power of film. Even prior to his experiences in Iraq Boal had become acquainted with director Kathryn Bigelow who had long admired the journalist's work. In March 2007 he had The Real Cost of War published in Playboy which covered the growing problem of how the government handled Iraq war veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Meanwhile Boal and Bigelow began shopping though they failed to convince a studio to back the film. Emerged from the 2008 Venice International Film Festival to become nearly unanimously praised by critics and an early Academy Award favorite in 2009. For his part Boal earned several award nominations for Best Screenplay including a Golden Globe a Writer's Guild award and the Oscar.

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