# David Schickler

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**David Schickler** (born July 30, 1969, in [Rochester, New York](/source/Rochester,_New_York)) is an American screenwriter and author, most recently of the memoir *The Dark Path*, published by [Riverhead Books](/source/Riverhead_Books) in September 2013. He is the co-creator and an executive producer of the [Cinemax](/source/Cinemax) television series *[Banshee](/source/Banshee_(TV_series))*, which premiered in 2013.[1][2] He is the author of the [*New York Times* bestselling](/source/The_New_York_Times_Best_Seller_list) short story collection *Kissing in Manhattan* (2001) and the nationally bestselling novel *Sweet and Vicious* (2004). He has written original and adapted scripts for [Universal](/source/Universal_Pictures), [Lions Gate](/source/Lionsgate_Films), [Sidney Kimmel](/source/Sidney_Kimmel) and Wildwood Films.

His books have been published in nine countries and his stories have appeared in *[The New Yorker](/source/The_New_Yorker)*, *[Travel + Leisure](/source/Travel_%2B_Leisure)*, and *[Zoetrope: All-Story](/source/Zoetrope:_All-Story)*, as well as on [Selected Shorts](/source/Selected_Shorts). His short story "[The Smoker](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2000/06/19/the-smoker)" won an [O. Henry Award](/source/O._Henry_Award) and was optioned by [Paramount Pictures](/source/Paramount_Pictures).

Schickler graduated from [McQuaid Jesuit High School](/source/McQuaid_Jesuit_High_School). He received his undergraduate degree from [Georgetown University](/source/Georgetown_University) and Masters from [Columbia University](/source/Columbia_University). He now lives in Rochester, New York with his wife and children.

## Works

### Filmography

#### Television

#### Creator

Title Year Network Notes Banshee 2013–16 Cinemax Created with Jonathan Tropper

#### Producer

Title Year Notes Banshee 2013–14 executive producer (seasons 1–2; 20 episodes) Banshee Origins 2013–14 executive producer (seasons 1–2; 25 episodes)

#### Writer

Title Year Notes Banshee 2013–14 10 episodes Banshee Origins 2013 13 episodes (season 1)

### Bibliography

- *Kissing in Manhattan* (short story collection) (2001) ISBN 0-385-33567-9
- *Sweet and Vicious* (novel) (2004) ISBN 0-385-33569-5
- *The Dark Path* (memoir) (2013) ISBN 978-1594486456

## References

1. Andreeva, Nellie (August 11, 2011). ["Cinemax Prepping Amish Country Series Executive Produced by Alan Ball"](https://deadline.com/2011/08/cinemax-prepping-amish-country-series-executive-produced-by-alan-ball-156189/). *Deadline*. Retrieved August 2, 2012.

1. Gonzalez, Sandra. ["'Banshee' gets a premiere date. Plus, see the first trailer – EXCLUSIVE VIDEO"](https://web.archive.org/web/20121019121112/http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/10/18/banshee-trailer-alan-ball-exclusive/). Archived from [the original](http://insidetv.ew.com/2012/10/18/banshee-trailer-alan-ball-exclusive/) on October 19, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2012.

## External links

- [David Schickler Home](http://www.davidschickler.com/)
- [David Schickler](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1416926/) at IMDb
- [Banshee](http://www.cinemax.com/banshee/)
- [David Schickler Interview](https://web.archive.org/web/20061031174705/http://www.barnesandnoble.com/writers/writerdetails.asp?cid=1020739&z=y#interview/)
- [Full text of "Fourth Angry Mouse" by David Schickler](http://www.all-story.com/issues.cgi?action=show_story&story_id=107&part=all)
- ['Banshee,’ Cinemax’s Deliciously Over-the-Top Carnival of Sex and Violence, Is Must-See TV](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/10/banshee-cinemax-s-deliciously-over-the-top-carnival-of-sex-and-violence-is-must-see-tv.html/)

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