Mark B. Perry

I love living in Hollywood. You find someone who can repair vintage electric clocks and wander into a museum. What a cool experience.

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Mark B. Perry | Substack MARK B. PERRY is an Emmy, Golden Globe, and GLAAD Award-winning writer whose credits include The Wonder Years (1988), Party of Five, and Revenge. His debut novel, And Introducing Dexter Gaines, is ava...

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I was a Monster Kid. Still am. Lately, I've been dabbling with short stories, and this is the first one I've felt like sharing. You can read or listen on my blog. Please like, share, and comment! Thanks and enjoy! markbperry.com/2025/10/12/m...

Dolly Parton’s Underrated Netflix Series Was Quietly Brilliant — and After 6 Years It’s Time Everyone Notices With Dolly Parton in recovery, it’s time to revisit her overlooked Netflix gem Heartstrings, a tender ode to her timeless music.

So thrilled to see this series finally getting its due. What a joy it was to write an episode and work with Dolly Parton. Thank you forever, Lisa Melamed, for giving me the opportunity of a lifetime! #tvwriting #screenwriting

A story of family, home, tradition, and transition. This gent grew up in my 1938 streamline house. This past Saturday, he and his family gathered here to celebrate his 90th. It was magical. Here's my account with some fun pics! markbperry.com/2025/10/05/o...

Happy belated heavenly or hellish birthday to my literary idol.

Damned by Overt Praise - Mark B. Perry In the last decade of the previous century, I had an overall deal with 20th Century Fox studios. One of the projects I developed was a pilot for an hour

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Latest in an occasional series. I'd love to hear your "bad note" stories. Misery loves company and all that! #screenwriting #tvwriting Here's the link: markbperry.com/2025/09/22/d...

Thanks, Dave. It was amazing to get a chance to tell her story, albeit in a fanciful way.

You must have a wonderful cocktail party repertoire!

Yes! We crossed three times on the QE2, twice on the QM2, and once on the Norway (ne France). Loved all of them, but the Rotterdam holds a special chamber all its own in our hearts.

Thank you, sir. And it's all true!

That is so cool! I'm so happy she has been lovingly preserved in her home port of Rotterdam. When we stayed aboard a few years back, we drank a toast (okay several) to the fabulous Betty!

'Code Blue' to the Ambassador Lounge - Mark B. Perry Katherine LaNasa's recent and much-deserved Emmy win for HBO's The Pitt took me back to July, 2008 when I worked with her on Ghost Whisperer, and from there I

Katherine LaNasa’s Emmy win for HBO’s The Pitt took me back to July, 2008 when I worked with her on Ghost Whisperer, and from there I spiraled down Memory Lane to April, 2000 and the time I encountered the real person her character was based on... #screenwriting #tvwriting #ssrotterdam #queenmary

Congrats to the fabulous Katherine LaNasa on her well-deserved Emmy win!

Truly makes me happy to have worked with so many amazing artists over the years. I adored Katherine and her portrayal of poor dead Betty on Ghost Whisperer.

I love her!!!

Whatever Happened to Dexter Gaines? - Mark B. Perry For me, the most important element of historical fiction is verisimilitude. To focus on the "believe" in "make believe." Visuals have always been a vital

Visual and virtual verisimilitude... my latest blog post. I hope you'll check it out for more dish on Dexter! #bookstagram #booktok #bookish #ClassicMovies #classichollywood #TCM #turnerclassicmovies #historicalfiction #lgbtqreads #queerreads

Equal opportunity ogling. #classichollywod #oldhollywood #tcm #turnerclassicmovies

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Today's the day! My video reading from And Introducing Dexter Gaines is now available in the friendly Facebook group, Gay Men Loving Gay Books. You'll have to join to access the video, but I promise it's a lovely drama-free group of book lovers! Link in the first comment. #booksky #tcm #queerlit

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Join us for this virtual reading event! #booksky

First in an occasional and infrequent series. #writingcommunity #screenwriting #writing #tvwriting

Hollywood Screenwriter Mark B. Perry Brings Old Hollywood to Marysville | Territorial Dispatch serving Yuba, Sutter, Colusa, and Nevada Counties. Inside a dimly lit speakeasy tucked away in Marysville’s historic Chinatown, guests leaned in as Mark B. Perry, the Emmy and Golden Globe Award–winning writer-producer behind some of television’s most...

Some nice local coverage of my book event last weekend in Marysville, California. Still on cloud 9!

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