What is William Monahan?
{{redlinks|date=April 2020}} [[File:WilliamMonahan at LowesBostonCommon cropped higherquality.jpg|thumb|200px|Monahan in October 2006]] '''William J. Monahan''' (born November 3, 1960) is an [[Americans|American]] [[screenwriter]], [[movie director]] and [[author]]. He wrote the [[Satire|satirical]] [[novel]] ''[[Light House: A Trifle]]'' (2000). He then went on to write screenplays. Some of his these include ''[[Kingdom of Heaven (movie)|Kingdom of Heaven]]'' (2005), ''[[The Departed]]'' (2005), ''[[Body of Lies (movie)|Body of Lies]]'' (2008), ''[[Edge of Darkness (2010 movie)|Edge of Darkness]]'' (2010) and ''[[The Gambler (2014 movie)|The Gambler]]'' (2014). ''The Departed'' won him a [[Writers Guild of America Award]] and [[Academy Award]] for Best Adapted Screenplay.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/1682092/oscar-winner-william-monahan-on-how-to-write-unforgettable-dialogue|title=Oscar Winner William Monahan On How To Write Unforgettable Dialogue|work=Fast Company|date=December 20, 2012|access-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref> He also wrote and directed ''[[London Boulevard]]'' (2010) and ''[[Mojave (movie)|Mojave]]'' (2015). He has also written for [[magazine]] ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]''. Monahan was born in the [[Dorchester, Boston|Dorchester]] [[neighborhood]] of [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boston.com/culture/movies/2015/01/01/mark-wahlberg-and-william-monahan-bring-boston-flair-to-the-gambler|title=Mark Wahlberg and William Monahan Bring Boston Flair to 'The Gambler'|website=Boston.com|date=January 1, 2015|access-date=April 4, 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category}} * {{IMDb name|1184258}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Monahan, William}} [[Category:1960 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Academy Award winning writers]] [[Category:Journalists from Massachusetts]] [[Category:American novelists]] [[Category:Movie directors from Massachusetts]] [[Category:Screenwriters from Massachusetts]] [[Category:Writers from Boston]]