Michael Bamberger

April 15, 1960

After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1982, Bamberger became a reporter for the Vineyard Gazette on Martha"s Vineyard, Massachusetts. He joined The Philadelphia Inquirer in 1986 and became a senior writer for Sports Illustrated in 1995. Bamberger is the author of five nonfiction books and the co-author of one novel. Wonderland: A Year in the Life of an American High School (2004), chronicles the senior year of a group of high school students. The rights for the book were bought by Paramount, and Music Television and Tollin/Robbins Productions were to produce the film, which had tentatively been named Pennsbury. In 2004, Mike Tollin and Brian Robbins signed with Walt Disney Studios, leaving the status of the project uncertain. The Manitoba Who Heard Voices: Or, How M. Night Shyamalan Risked His on a Fairy Tale (2006), follows the director as he writes, produces and directs the film Lady in the Water. The Swinger (2011), a novel he wrote with fellow Sports Illustrated writer Alan Shipnuck, is a satire of the Tiger Woods sex scandal. He is also the author of three autobiographical books on golf: The Green Road Home (1986), To the Linksland (1992) and This Golfing Life (2005). Bamberger"s play Baronet & Fay, about the longtime relationship between Baronet Giamatti and Fay Vincent, was performed in 1996 at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia.

Michael Bamberger

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Background

Bamberger was born and raised in Patchogue, New New York

Education

He attended its public schools (graduating from Patchogue-Medford High School in 1978), wrote for local newspapers and played golf on nearby public courses.

Career

After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1982, Bamberger became a reporter for the Vineyard Gazette on Martha"s Vineyard, Massachusetts. He joined The Philadelphia Inquirer in 1986 and became a senior writer for Sports Illustrated in 1995. Bamberger is the author of five nonfiction books and the co-author of one novel.

Wonderland: A Year in the Life of an American High School (2004), chronicles the senior year of a group of high school students.

The rights for the book were bought by Paramount, and Music Television and Tollin/Robbins Productions were to produce the film, which had tentatively been named Pennsbury. In 2004, Mike Tollin and Brian Robbins signed with Walt Disney Studios, leaving the status of the project uncertain.

The Manitoba Who Heard Voices: Or, How M. Night Shyamalan Risked His on a Fairy Tale (2006), follows the director as he writes, produces and directs the film Lady in the Water. The Swinger (2011), a novel he wrote with fellow Sports Illustrated writer Alan Shipnuck, is a satire of the Tiger Woods sex scandal.

He is also the author of three autobiographical books on golf: The Green Road Home (1986), To the Linksland (1992) and This Golfing Life (2005).

Bamberger"s play Baronet & Fay, about the longtime relationship between Baronet Giamatti and Fay Vincent, was performed in 1996 at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia.

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