David Magee Lives for Miss Pettigrew

by Julie Jacobs
URL: http://www.moviemaker.com/screenwriting/article/david_magee_miss_pettigrew_lives_for_a_day_20080125/
A self-described Midwestern boy from Michigan, screenwriter David Magee is frequenting Hollywood these days. Magee, who actually started as an actor and later honed his writing skills doing novel abridgments, scored both Oscar and Golden Globe nods for his “freshman” feature-length script, Finding Neverland. Now he awaits the release of his “sophomore” effort, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, starring Amy Adams and Frances McDormand, which he calls a lovely, light comedy.