Amanda Brown (novelist)
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Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Amanda Brown | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 6, 1970 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Arizona State University |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Spouse | Justin Chang[1] |
| Children | 4[1] |
Amanda Brown Chang[2] (born October 6, 1970)[1] is an American novelist who wrote Legally Blonde, which was adapted into the 2001 film and 2007 musical.[1]
Amanda Brown was born in Phoenix, Arizona as the youngest of four siblings[3] to Jack E. Brown, a lawyer, and Suzanne J. Brown, an art gallery owner. Brown graduated from Arizona State University in 1993. She then proceeded to study at Stanford Law School (never actually receiving a J.D. degree), where she compiled funny letters and stories based on her experiences into a first manuscript that would become the novel Legally Blonde (published 2001).[1]
Brown is married to financier Justin Chang, of Yale University and Harvard Business School.[4][5][6] Their daughter, blogger and writer Alexandra Brown Chang,[7][8] was born in 1999. The family divides their time between San Francisco and Malibu.[9][4]
Following the success of the 2001 film, Brown released her second book, Family Trust (2003), which was also optioned for a film.[1]
