Beverly Donofrio

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Name Beverly Donofrio Role Memoirist		Movies Riding in Cars with Boys Children Jason Donofrio

Education Columbia University, Wesleyan University Books Riding in Cars with Boys, Looking for Mary - or - The Bless, Where's Mommy?, Mary and the Mouse - the Mous, Astonished: A Story of Healing a Similar People Drew Barry, Penny Marshall, Mika Boorem, Hans Zimmer Born 23 September 1950 (age 70 years), Orient, New York, United States

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Beverly Ann Donofrio (born 23 September 1950) is an American memoirist, children's author and creative writing teacher most noted for her 1992 best selling memoir, Riding in Cars with Boys. The memoir was adapted into the 2001 film Riding in Cars with Boys, directed by Penny Marshall, with Drew Barrymore portraying Donofrio. She also is a prolific essayist, having published work in numerous anthologies, in The New York Times, The Washington Post Sunday Magazine, The Village Voice, the Los Angeles Times, and in such magazines as Allure, Cosmopolitan, O, The Oprah Magazine, and Marie Claire.

Beverly Donofrio smiling while looking afar and wearing necklaces and a black blouse

Donofrio's parents are Italian-American. She was raised in Wallingford, Connecticut and graduated from Lyman Hall High School. She currently lives in New York State.

Beverly Donofrio with a tight-lipped smile and short curly hair while looking afar and wearing a black blouse

Donofrio studied literature at Wesleyan University and obtained an MFA from Columbia University. She has taught writing at New York University and the University of Wyoming, among other institutions. Currently, she teaches at the Low Residency MFA Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes University.