David L. Paterson

David Lord Paterson (born 1966) is an American screenwriter, playwright, stuntman, actor and producer. He is the son of Katherine Paterson, the author of Bridge to Terabithia.

When Paterson was a boy, his best friend, an eight-year-old girl named Lisa Hill, was struck by lightning and killed.[1] His mother, Katherine Paterson, used this real-life experience to write her children's novel Bridge to Terabithia.[2][3] David Paterson produced and co-wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of the novel released in 2007.[4]

He graduated from The Catholic University of America in 1989 with a BA.[5] Paterson held a special advance screening of Bridge to Terabithia on February 1, 2007, for members of the CUA community at the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland.

David has 14 titles published through Concorde Theatricals and is the only playwright on record to have three plays premiere in one month on NewYork stages. He adapted one of those plays, FINGERPAINTING IN A MURPHYBED, starring Kevin Sussman, into his film LOVE LUDLOW, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, with Brendon Sexton III, David Eigenberg and Alicia Goranson.[6]

As a stuntman, David doubled for Robin Williams in the feature, THE ANGRIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN.

In 2016 David adapted his mother's novel, THE GREAT GILLY HOPKINS, starring Sophie Nelisse, Glenn Close, Kathy Bates, Octavia Spenser and Julia Stiles. It was released through Lionsgate.

In 2024 David's documentary THE GIRL WHO WORE FREEDOM enjoyed a 110 city release centered around the 80th Anniversary of D-Day.

References

  1. ↑ "Local Connection". The Washington Post. February 15, 2007. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2010. After you have read or seen "Bridge to Terabithia," visit Takoma Park Elementary, the school David Paterson and Lisa Hill -- the inspirations for Jess and Leslie -- attended in the 1970s.
  2. ↑ "Mom wrote the novel, son made the movie". Mail Tribune. February 24, 2007. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  3. ↑ Katherine Paterson on her website, Terabithia.com Archived 2015-05-19 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Moore, Scott (February 26, 2007). "Terabithia author's mother wrote the book for him; now he's made a movie". The Providence Journal. Retrieved March 1, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Profile". Catholic University of America Alumni magazine. Spring 2006. Archived from the original on June 10, 2010. Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  6. ↑ "25 Sundance Film Festival Love Ludlow Premiere Stock Photos, High-Res Pictures, and Images - Getty Images". www.gettyimages.com. Retrieved 2025-04-04.

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