Gregory Maguire

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gregory Maguire
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Jun 9, 1954(1954-06-09)
Age	70
Birthplace	Albany
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Gemini

Gregory Maguire Biography

Gregory Maguire is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on June 9, 1954 in Albany, New York, United States. A famous American fiction writer who is well-known for Wicked The Story and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West. The book’s popularity was the basis for Wicked which was a hugely popular Broadway musical.

Idina Menzel starred in Wicked, the musical based on Maguire’s book. played the role of Idina Menzel starred in Wicked, the musical based on Maguire’s book. in Wicked the musical based on the book by Maguire.

Gregory Maguire (born June 9, 1954) is an American novelist. He is the author of Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, and several dozen other novels for adults and children. Many of Maguire’s adult novels are inspired by classic children’s stories; Wicked transforms the Wicked Witch of the West from L. Frank Baum’s 1900 book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its 1939 film adaptation into the misunderstood green-skinned Elphaba Thropp. The blockbuster 2003 Broadway musical Wicked was inspired by Maguire’s first novel for adults. Written by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman, the musical is currently Broadway’s fifth longest-running show (surpassing Les Misérables on October 28, 2019), and at its peak nine companies ran simultaneously around the world.

Maguire has lived in Dublin, London, and the greater Boston area. While he published his first novel for children at the age of 24, his professional life includes commitments to literacy and literature education alongside his creative work. He met the American painter Andy Newman in 1997, and in 1999 they adopted the first of their three children. Two others followed in 2001 and 2002. Maguire and Newman were married in June 2004, shortly after gay marriage became legal in Massachusetts.

Alongside his wife, artist Andy Newman, he adopted three children.

Gregory Maguire Net Worth

Gregory Maguire is one of the richest Novelist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gregory Maguire 's net worth $12 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He obtained the Ph.D in English and American Literature from Tufts University. The dissertation he wrote was on the topic of literature for children.

In 1987, more than a decade prior to the release of his most well-known work He founded a non-profit organization known as Children’s Literature New England.

Maguire, born and raised in Albany, New York, is the middle child of seven. Schooled in Catholic institutions through high school, he received a BA in English and Art from the State University of New York at Albany, an MA in Children’s Literature from Simmons College, and a PhD in English and American Literature from Tufts University. His doctoral thesis was about English- language fantasy written for children between 1938 and 1988. He was a professor and co-director at the Simmons College Center for the Study of Children’s Literature from 1979 to 1986. In 1987, Maguire co-founded a nonprofit educational charity, Children’s Literature New England, Inc., and was co-director for twenty-five years. He has been a board member of the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance, and has served on boards at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Board of Associates of the Boston Public Library, the Concord Free Press, among others.

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Who is Gregory Maguire Dating?

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Gregory Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Gregory Maguire celebrates birthday on June 9 of every year.

Who wrote the original book of wicked?

Gregory Maguire

What genre is the book wicked?

Genres

When was wicked book written?

1995

How many pages is hiddensee?

ISBN-13:9780062684370
Publisher:| HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:| 10/23/2018
Edition description:| Reprint
Pages:| 304

Why is Wicked the book inappropriate?

Parents beware: this book is no fairy tale. Wicked is a creative, enveloping and dark story that mature readers and deep thinkers alike will find as tantalizing as a gourmet feast for hungry imaginations. I would recommend this book for ages 15 and up due to *some sexual content and adult situations**.