Peter Hedges (Author of What's Eating Gilbert Grape)
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Peter Hedges


Born
in West Des Moines, Iowa, The United States
July 06, 1962

Genre
Literature & Fiction


Peter Hedges is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film director. His novel What's Eating Gilbert Grape was adapted into a critically acclaimed movie of the same title, which launched his film career.

In 2002 he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay for About a Boy. In the same year, he wrote and directed Pieces of April, starring Katie Holmes, which he dedicated to his mother.
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Average rating: 3.99 · 19,385 ratings · 1,174 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
4.10 avg rating — 16,675 ratings — published 1991
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The Heights
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An Ocean in Iowa
3.43 avg rating — 816 ratings — published 1998 — 19 editions
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About a Boy: The Shooting S...
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Pieces of April: The Shooti...
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Imagining Brad and The Vale...
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Good As New
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Oregon and Other Short Play...
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Baby Anger
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“Love is not a feeling.  It's an ability.”
― Peter Hedges
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“I have seen God and he is this girl.”
― Peter Hedges, What's Eating Gilbert Grape
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“A man who works all day, every day and loves each apple he uncrates, who cherishes each can of soup - a man like that surely puts us all to shame.”
― Peter Hedges, What's Eating Gilbert Grape
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