Sam Lansky
Sam Lansky | |
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| Born | September 23, 1988 |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | The New School |
Sam Lansky (born September 23, 1988)[1] is an American journalist, author and screenwriter.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Lansky was born and raised in Portland, Oregon. After his parents divorced, he lived with his father in Manhattan and attended the Dwight School.[1] Lansky was forcibly entered into a wilderness rehabilitation in Utah at the age of seventeen.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Lansky studied at Vassar College and The New School, where he graduated with a degree in creative writing. Subsequently he worked as a freelance music critic, contributing to New York magazine, The Atlantic, Esquire, and Out, among others. Lansky joined the editorial staff of Time[1] in 2014 and became their West Coast editor in 2018. He interviewed and profiled Taylor Swift for Time after she was picked as the Person of the Year in 2023.[3]
In 2016, he released his first book The Gilded Razor, a memoir of his troubled teenage years.[4] Lansky's debut novel, Broken People, was published by Hanover Square Press in 2020.[5] In 2023, it was reported that he was the ghostwriter of Britney Spears' memoir, The Woman in Me.[6]
Lansky was an executive producer of Tommy Dorfman’s directorial debut I Wish You All the Best (2024) and was a co-writer of the sequel I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025).[7]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]As of 2018[update], Lansky lives in Los Angeles.[8]
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- The Gilded Razor (Gallery Books, 2016)
- Broken People (Hanover Square Press, 2020)
- The Woman in Me by Britney Spears (Gallery Books, 2023)
Filmography
[edit | edit source]- I Wish You All the Best (2024)
- I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c Connelly, Sherryl (January 14, 2016), "Time magazine culture editor Sam Lansky reveals his wild days in new memoir 'The Gilded Razor'". NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ^ "The Gilded Razor A Memoir" Retrieved on January 10, 2018
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Works cited
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