Mark Bowden
American journalist and writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1951 · age 75
Mark Bowden is an American journalist and writer. He is a former national correspondent and longtime contributor to The Atlantic.
Mark Bowden is read about 117 times a day, in 14 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 7 August 2026
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Ridley Scott Directed Black Hawk Down (2001)
Terry Gilliam Directed The Fisher King (1991)
Jerry Bruckheimer Produced Black Hawk Down (2001)
Branko Lustig Produced Black Hawk Down (2001)
Simon West Produced Black Hawk Down (2001)- Debra Hill Produced The Fisher King (1991)
Matt Tolmach Produced Money for Nothing (1993)- Lynda Obst Produced The Fisher King (1991)
David Permut Produced Money for Nothing (1993)
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Bowden is best known for his book Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War (1999) about the 1993 U.S. military raid in Mogadishu, which was later adapted into a motion picture of the same name that received two Academy Awards.
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1951 · age 75



