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Casey Sherman

Casey Sherman is an American author, journalist and screenwriter most famous for his 2009 book The Finest Hours, which was adapted into the Disney Studios 2016 film of the same name, and Boston Strong, which was adapted into the 2016 film Patriots Day.

Casey Sherman

Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States

Emmy Award (nominated)

2010 Truth & Justice Award

2010 Massachusetts Book of the Year finalist (for The Finest Hours)

2010 New Hampshire Literary Prize finalist (for "Bad Blood")

2014 Junior Library Guild selection (for "The Finest Hours")

2016 Imaginnaire Award (Imagine Magazine)

2018 Massachusetts Book of the Year finalist (for Above & Beyond)

2020 Amazon Editor's Pick (for The Last Days of John Lennon)

2022 Amazon Editor's Pick (for Helltown)

Black Irish (2007)

Black Dragon (2008)

(2016), a film directed by Craig Gillespie, based on the non-fiction book The Finest Hours: The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue

The Finest Hours

Lauren Beckham Falcone, Time Spent with Finest Hours Writer Casey Sherman. Boston Herald, June 16, 2009.

Laura Raposa, There Will Be Bad Blood. Boston Herald, April 4, 2010.

at IMDb

Casey Sherman