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The Catholic University of America.
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David Lord Paterson
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Career
He is in heavy demand as a public speaker, serves on several film festival advisory boards (including the Savannah and Big Apple FF), and has had his films in over a hundred film festivals through out the world. His studio releases have been seen by tens of millions throughout the world. David Paterson produced and co-wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of the novel released in 2007.
The film was one of the highest grossing films of 2007 and helped launch the careers of Josh Hutcherson, Anna Sophia Robb and Bailee Madison.
He graduated from The Catholic University of America in 1989 with a Bachelor. Davis and Lisa Hill grew up in the next town, Takoma Park, Maryland (U.S.) As a playwright Paterson has published over one dozen titles with Samuel French, Incorporated.
He holds the record for being the only playwright ever to have three plays premiere on New York stages within one month. David was reelected as Park"s Commissioner December 9, 2015 for another 3 year term.
In the Fall of 2015, his feature film, THE GREAT GILLY HOPKINS, based on another book written by his mother, opened in United States theaters.
The film starred Kathy Bates, Glenn Close, Octavia Spencer, Julia Stiles, Bill Cobbs, Sophie Nelisse, Billy Magnussen, and Toby Turner.
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Paterson held a special advance screening of Bridge to Terabithia on February 1, 2007, for members of the CUA community at the American Film Institute Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland.
