Karen McCullah Lutz
Born	Philippines
Nationality	USA
Occupation	Screenwriter Novelist
Website karenmccullahlutz.com

Karen McCullah Lutz is an American screenwriter and novelist.

McCullah Lutz was born in the Philippines, where her father had been assigned with the United States Navy performing counterespionage duties. She grew up in Bergen County, New Jersey, and graduated from Indian Hills High School in Oakland, New Jersey. As a high school student, she maintained in her diary 10 Things I Hate About Anthony, her boyfriend at the time, which ultimately led to the title of her 1999 film, 10 Things I Hate About You.^[1]

She is a graduate of James Madison University in Virginia where she was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority^[2]. She wrote most of the published screenplays with her screenwriting partner Kirsten Smith. In 2006 she wrote also her first novel The Bachelorette Party.

Contents 1 Credits 1.1 Novels 1.2 Films 1.3 Screenplays (unproduced) 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Credits

[edit] Novels

• The Bachelorette Party (2006) - ISBN 978-03-1232621-0

[edit] Films

• 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) - an adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew set in a modern American high school
• Legally Blonde (2001) - screen adaptation of Amanda Brown's novel Legally Blonde
• Ella Enchanted (2004) - screen adaptation of Gail Carson Levine's 1997 novel Ella Enchanted
• She's the Man (2006) - an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, or What You Will.
• The House Bunny (2008)
• The Ugly Truth (2009)

[edit] Screenplays (unproduced)

• a screenplay of her novel The Bachelorette Party.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Karen McCullah Lutz at the Internet Movie Database
• karenmccullahlutz.com, the personal homepage

v • d • e Films of Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith Written 10 Things I Hate About You • Legally Blonde • Ella Enchanted • She's the Man • The House Bunny • The Ugly Truth • Bride Wars Written & produced The House Bunny