Mark Daniel Bailey (born November 21, 1968) is an American writer
based in the Los Angeles area. He is best known as a writer of
documentary films. He is also the author of several books.Mark Bailey
was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and grew up in the nearby town of
Summit. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1991 and
subsequently attended Georgetown University, where he studied for (but
did not complete) a master's degree in English. He moved to New York
City in 1997 and began writing in 1999.In 1999, Bailey wrote the film
American Hollow, about "the complex ties that bind [an] Appalachian
family to a cycle of deprivation," which was nominated for an
Independent Spirit Award and a Primetime Emmy for best documentary. In
2003, he wrote Pandemic: Facing AIDS, a "five-part documentary series
about the lives of people dealing with the disease in various parts of
the world." For his work, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for
outstanding writing. The series was narrated by Elton John, and its
music was written by Philip Glass, who was nominated for a Primetime
Emmy for his score. Both American Hollow and Pandemic were broadcast
on HBO.Bailey then wrote the film A Boy's Life (2003), which documents
two years in the life of a boy from Eupora, Mississippi, and his
interaction with social services. In 2007, he cowrote (with Jack
Youngelson) the film Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, "an examination of the
prisoner abuse scandal involving U.S. soldiers and detainees at Iraq's
Abu Ghraib prison in the fall of 2003," which was nominated for six
Primetime Emmys, one of which it wonâ€"best nonfiction special.
Following those films, Bailey wrote two documentary shorts for HBO:
Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House (2008) and
The Fence (2010), which "examines the construction of the
seven-hundred-mile fence along the . . . border between Mexico and the
United States." The Fence had its premiere at the Sundance Film
Festival. Bailey also wrote the 2012 film Ethel, which "chronicles the
life of Ethel Skakel Kennedy." Ethel was nominated for five Primetime
Emmys, including one for Bailey (outstanding writing for nonfiction
programming). Bailey was also awarded the Humanitas Prize for his work
on the film.
based in the Los Angeles area. He is best known as a writer of
documentary films. He is also the author of several books.Mark Bailey
was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and grew up in the nearby town of
Summit. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1991 and
subsequently attended Georgetown University, where he studied for (but
did not complete) a master's degree in English. He moved to New York
City in 1997 and began writing in 1999.In 1999, Bailey wrote the film
American Hollow, about "the complex ties that bind [an] Appalachian
family to a cycle of deprivation," which was nominated for an
Independent Spirit Award and a Primetime Emmy for best documentary. In
2003, he wrote Pandemic: Facing AIDS, a "five-part documentary series
about the lives of people dealing with the disease in various parts of
the world." For his work, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for
outstanding writing. The series was narrated by Elton John, and its
music was written by Philip Glass, who was nominated for a Primetime
Emmy for his score. Both American Hollow and Pandemic were broadcast
on HBO.Bailey then wrote the film A Boy's Life (2003), which documents
two years in the life of a boy from Eupora, Mississippi, and his
interaction with social services. In 2007, he cowrote (with Jack
Youngelson) the film Ghosts of Abu Ghraib, "an examination of the
prisoner abuse scandal involving U.S. soldiers and detainees at Iraq's
Abu Ghraib prison in the fall of 2003," which was nominated for six
Primetime Emmys, one of which it wonâ€"best nonfiction special.
Following those films, Bailey wrote two documentary shorts for HBO:
Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House (2008) and
The Fence (2010), which "examines the construction of the
seven-hundred-mile fence along the . . . border between Mexico and the
United States." The Fence had its premiere at the Sundance Film
Festival. Bailey also wrote the 2012 film Ethel, which "chronicles the
life of Ethel Skakel Kennedy." Ethel was nominated for five Primetime
Emmys, including one for Bailey (outstanding writing for nonfiction
programming). Bailey was also awarded the Humanitas Prize for his work
on the film.
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