T. Marie Benchley

T. Marie Benchley is an author and student in life. With a family heritage of actors/writers. She was introduced to classic literature at an early age and remains a passionate reader. Although the only sharks on her pages are attorneys and the monsters in her plots are sociopaths, her primary desire is to entertain her readers.

Though formally educated in journalism and marketing and is also an avid traveler, finding inspiration for her novels by studying people and listening to their stories. Happily married with a son and daughter, she divides her time between Florida and Montana.

"Once Wicked, Always Dead" a Novel by T. Marie Benchley To Become Silver Screen Feature Film.

Hollywood Veteran Jim Fitzpatrick To Write & Direct Edge-Of-Your-Seat-Thriller.

(Los Angeles CA, February 22, 2011) -- The film will begin principal photography following the adaptation of “Once Wicked, Always Dead,” by Jim Fitzpatrick and thriller-writer T. Marie Benchley, relative of Peter Benchley. Under the direction of Jim Fitzpatrick, the team will write & produce the project under the PacAtlantic Pictures banner. Fitzpatrick’s PacAtlantic has relationships with all of the top studios in Hollywood and currently the helmer has three projects connected with several for distribution, including MGM which will release the feature film “A Fonder Heart,” starring Daryl Hannah, James Brolin and Stockard Channing, due out this fall of 2011.

Fitzpatrick stated during the interview that “Once Wicked, Always Dead,” will be a romantic suspense-filled-mystery, that will take you on a rollercoaster ride of emotion and will give you mental whiplash! The film will be great, because the book is filled with love, loss, betrayal and murder.”

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