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Amanda Brown

Born

October 6, 1970

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Phoenix, Arizona, USA

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In short · Composing since 2001, 3 decades active, 39 credits.

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Biography

Amanda Brown (born October 6, 1970) is an American novelist best known for writing the novel *Legally Blonde*, which served as the basis for the 2001 film and the 2007 musical of the same name.

Brown was born in Phoenix, Arizona, as the youngest of four siblings to Jack E. Brown, a lawyer, and Suzanne J. Brown, an art gallery owner. She graduated from Arizona State University in 1993 and later attended Stanford Law School, though she did not earn a J.D. degree. While at Stanford, she compiled humorous letters and stories based on her experiences into a manuscript that eventually became the novel *Legally Blonde*, published in 2001. She is married to Justin Chang.

Following the success of the 2001 film adaptation, Brown released her second book, *Family Trust* (2003), which was also optioned for a film.

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