Daniel Handler
Author of A Series of Unfortunate Events
Born
February 28th, 1970
55 years ago
Category
Artists & Creatives
Country
United States
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An American author, musician, screenwriter, and producer. Gained prominence through a series of children's books featuring the Baudelaire orphans, published under the pen name Lemony Snicket. The series gained international recognition and adapted into a film and a television series. Also contributed to various literary works and screenwriting projects, collaborating on film and television adaptations of his stories.
Wrote A Series of Unfortunate Events
Co-produced the Netflix adaptation of his work
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