Michael Maren
Actor, Writer, Director
November 15, 1955 (70 years)
Michael Maren is a former Peace Corps volunteer, aid worker, and war correspondent. All told, he spent seventeen years in Africa covering wars and famines in Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia and other hot spots on the continent. In 1999, after the publication of his book about Somalia and foreign aid, The Road to Hell, he began working as a screenwriter. He sold scripts to HBO, Sony and independent producers. He directed his first film, "A Short History of Decay," in 2013. His second film, "Shriver" is due to be released in 2022.
Filmography
| 2014 | A Short History of Decay · as Auto Service Manager |
| 2013 | Phil Spector · as Courtroom Journalist (uncredited) |