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Mark Boal. Mark Boal (born January 23, 1973) is an American journalist, screenwriter, and film producer. Boal initially worked as a journalist, writing for outlets like Rolling Stone, The Village Voice, Salon, and Playboy. Boal's 2004 article "Death and Dishonor" was adapted for the film In the Valley of Elah, which Boal also co-wrote.
Feb 20, 2010 · Mark Boal’s experience as a journalist in Iraq yielded “Death and Dishonor,” a 2004 feature for “Playboy” about a veteran who was murdered by fellow soldiers after his deployment, and ...
Jun 14, 2013 · Mark Boal. (Courtesy of Flickr user 1987Porsche944. Licensed under Creative Commons.) ... “Death and Dishonor,” a 2004 feature in Playboy, was about an Iraq veteran who was murdered upon his ...
Death and Dishonor was the first of a triptych of non-fiction features by Boal to run in Playboy. For the second, The Man in the Bomb Suit (September 2005), he traveled to the combat zone to profile the IED specialist who at the time had defused the most roadside bombs in Iraq. The Real Cost of War, published in March 2007, is also informed by ...
Nov 1, 2009 · There was an earlier Iraq movie, In the Valley of Elah (2007), adapted from a Mark Boal essay titled "Death and Dishonor."* The filmmaker didn’t need to go to Jordan for that one; it’s about the homecoming of a group of soldiers and the murder of a fellow soldier by one of them. Yet despite its focus on Americans, the film hints at the real ...
His entry into Hollywood came by way of director Paul Haggis, who turned Boal's Playboy article "Death and Dishonor" into the critically acclaimed drama, "In the Valley of Elah" (2007).
Dec 15, 2022 · His article “Death and Dishonor” was adapted into the film In the Valley of Elah, which he co-wrote. Boal’s original screenplay, The Hurt Locker, was based on his experiences embedded with troops in Iraq during the Iraq War. The film earned him Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture.
