
Daniel Handler
Lemony Snicket
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Sino ito?
Daniel Handler (born February 28, 1970) is an American writer, musician and television producer. He is best known for his children's book series A Series of Unfortunate Events and All the Wrong Questions, published under the pen name Lemony Snicket. The former was adapted into a film in 2004 as well as a Netflix series from 2017 to 2019. Handler has published adult novels and a stage play under his real name, along with other children's books under the Snicket pseudonym. His first book, a satirical fiction piece titled The Basic Eight, was rejected by many publishers for its dark subject matter. Handler has also played the accordion in several bands, and he appeared on the album 69 Love Songs by indie pop band The Magnetic Fields.
Career
- 1970Born
- 2014Won Charlotte Zolotow Award
- Notable work: A Series of Unfortunate Events
- Notable work: The Basic Eight
- Notable work: Watch Your Mouth
- Notable work: Adverbs
Trivia
- •Place of birth: San Francisco
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: writer, screenwriter, novelist, musician
- •Genre: fairy tale
- •Plays: accordion
- •Spouse: Lisa Brown