Lawrence Wright
Born: 1947-08-02 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Known For: Writing
Biography
Lawrence Wright is an author, screenwriter, playwright and a staff writer for The New Yorker. His 2006 history of al-Qaeda, “The Looming Tower: al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11,” was on the New York Times bestseller list for eight weeks, was nominated for the National Book Award and won the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, among other honors. Wright co-wrote the 1998 film “The Siege,” which depicts events eerily similar to those occurring in the U.S. after 9/11. In 2006, his one-man play “My Trip to al-Qaeda,” based on the book, enjoyed a sold-out, six-week run in Soho. Wright is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Filmography
2024
- God Save Texas as Self
2020
- Kingdom of Silence ... (Executive Producer)
2018
- Three Identical Strangers as Self
- The Looming Tower ... (Book)
2016
- The New Yorker Presents as Self
2015
- Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief as Self - Interviewee
2010
- My Trip to Al-Qaeda as Himself
2000
- Noriega: God's Favorite ... (Writer)
1998
- The Siege ... (Screenplay)
1996
- Forgotten Sins ... (Writer)