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When Dave Eggers was 21 and living in Lake Forest, Illinois, both his parents died of cancer five weeks apart, leaving Eggers to raise his 8-year-old brother, Christopher. He moved to California and, though he tried to continue his life as a cool young San Francisco bohemian, he was also leading a not-so-secret double life as a single "dad" raising a son in Berkeley... See full bio »

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David K. Eggers
March 12, 1970 in Lake Forest, Illinois, USA

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Known For

Where the Wild Things Are

Where the Wild Things Are (2009)

Away We Go

Away We Go (2009)

Promised Land

Promised Land (2012)

Zeitoun

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Writer (4 titles)

2014 Zeitoun (book) (pre-production)

2012 Promised Land (story)

2009 Where the Wild Things Are (screenplay)

2009 Away We Go (written by)

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Producer (2 titles)

2011 American Teacher (documentary) (producer)

2009 Songs to Enemies and Deserts (documentary short) (executive producer)

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Thanks (3 titles)

2012 The High Bar (TV series) (thanks - 1 episode)

– Ninive Calegari (2012) (thanks)

2009 The Making of 'Away We Go' (video documentary short) (special thanks)

2008 Anatomy of Numbers (short) (very special thanks)

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Self (5 titles)

2010 Democracy Now! (TV series)
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– Episode dated 27 August 2010 (2010) … Himself

2009 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
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– Where the Wild Things Are (2009) … Himself

2005 As Smart As They Are: The Author Project (documentary)
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2003 Dinner for Five (TV series)
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– Episode #2.5 (2003) … Himself

2002 Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (documentary)
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Promised Land -- A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources.

American Teacher -- Weaving interviews of policy experts and startling facts with the lives and careers of four teachers, American Teacher tells the collective story by and about those closest to the issues in our educational system -- the 3.2 million teachers who spend every day in classrooms across our country.

Away We Go -- A couple who is expecting their first child travel around the U.S. in order to find a perfect place to start their family

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(2006) Novel: "What Is the What" See more »

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1 Print Biography | 2 Articles | See more »

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When he was a child, Kathryn Joosten hung the wallpaper in his bedroom in Lake Forest, Illinois. See more »

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