Michael frost beckner biography of abraham

After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Novel Writing from the University of Southern California under PEN/Faulkner winner T.C. Boyle, Michael Frost Beckner became writer's assistant to Academy Award winner Barry Levinson before launching his writing career in the 1990's with three multi-million-dollar script sales.

Today, with dozens of screenplays and rewrites for major studios, and more than twenty pilots for commercial and cable networks, Beckner has, from his first film "Sniper" (currently in release with its 8TH franchise sequel), built a reputation for character-based espionage, military, and historical dramas and thrillers.

Beckner's "Texas, Lead and Gold" (1990), broke the record for the highest selling screenplay.

He beat his own record a year later with "Cutthroat Island," and again a year after that with a live-action "Hunchback of Notre Dame" (Disney). At the same time, Beckner was making a name for himself with