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Mark Bailey (writer)
Mark Bailey is an American writer based in the Los Angeles area. He is best known as a writer of documentary films. He is also the author of several books.

Life and career
Mark Bailey was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and grew up in the nearby town of Summit. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1991 and subsequently attended Georgetown University, where he studied for (but did not complete) a master’s degree in English. He moved to New York City in 1997 and began writing in 1999.

Films
In 1999, Bailey wrote the film American Hollow, about “the complex ties that bind [an] Appalachian family to a cycle of deprivation,” which was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and a Primetime Emmy for best documentary.