Kaui Hart Hemmings

Kaui Hart Hemmings

Kaui Hart Hemmings (born 1975) is an American writer. She is best known for her 2007 novel The Descendants, which was adapted into an award-winning film.

Kaui Hart Hemmings was born and raised in Hawaii. She attended Punahou School for high school, graduating in 1994. She attended Colorado College and graduated in 1998. She earned her M.F.A. at Sarah Lawrence College in 2002. She was one of Stanford's 2002 Stegner Fellows.

Her debut novel, The Descendants, was published in 22 countries and was a New York Times bestseller. It was adapted into the 2011 film The Descendants, starring George Clooney and written by Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash.

Hemmings previously published a collection of stories, House of Thieves. She has written two other novels for adults, The Possibilities (2014) and How to Party With an Infant (2016), and one for young readers, Juniors (2015). In 2019, she published her novel Testimony from Your Perfect Girl.

Movies for Kaui Hart Hemmings...

The Descendants
Title: The Descendants
Character: Matt's Secretary Noe
Released: September 9, 2011
Type: Movie
With his wife Elizabeth on life support after a boating accident, Hawaiian land baron Matt King takes his daughters on a trip from Oahu to Kauai to confront a young real estate broker, who was having an affair with Elizabeth before her misfortune.
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Hawaiian Style
Title: Hawaiian Style
Character: Self
Released: June 8, 2011
Type: Movie
Behind the Scenes of "The Descendants" focusing on the effect of Hawaiian culture on the film.
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Everybody Loves George
Title: Everybody Loves George
Character: Self
Released: June 8, 2011
Type: Movie
Behind the Scenes of "The Descendants" focusing on George Clooney.
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Working with Alexander
Title: Working with Alexander
Character: Self
Released: June 8, 2011
Type: Movie
Behind the scenes of "The Descendants" focusing on the relationships of cast and crew with their director, Alexander Payne.