ABOUT
GREG COPE WHITE
Greg Cope White is a screenwriter, producer, author, USMC veteran and inveterate bon vivant.
Greg Cope White is a screenwriter, producer, and author. He served six years in the Marines, earned the rank of Sergeant, then packed his honorable discharge and moved to New York City to study acting and writing.
Followed by another move to Los Angeles, where he got his writing break via a job with Norman Lear.
In addition to writing the best-selling memoir The Pink Marine, he’s written television shows and movies produced by CBS, NBC, Fox, Disney, Comedy Central, HBO, and Netflix.
Known for writing comedy with a heart, he sought to write a memoir through that same lens.
His memoir sold to Sony and Netflix, is produced by Norman Lear, with Greg a writer and producer.
Currently in production, in a full circle moment, this show is the third Norman Lear series on which Greg has had the immeasurable pleasure of writing.
AUDIBLE VERSION
Greg Records The Pink Marine For Audible
AMERICAN VETERAN [PBS]
American Veteran [PBS] illuminates the veteran experience with a stunning range of voices. Greg was honored to be included in this 4-part series.
TIME MAGAZINE
Time.com looks at the true story behind Netflix’s Boots—the memoir that inspired it all. A hilarious, heartfelt journey of courage, identity, and becoming your truest self.
NEW YORKER MAGAZINE
From serving in silence to being The Talk of The Town. Greg is out and proud with his story.
FORBES MAGAZINE
Dana Feldman, daughter of a U.S. Marine profiles Greg and the cast of ‘Boots’ for Forbes Magazine.
THE NEW YORK TIMES
The New York Times—highlights The Pink Marine & Boots journey of a queer Marine recruit in an era when being gay meant being banned from service.
TODAY.COM
From TODAY.com—The True Story of ‘Boots’: How Netflix Series Adapts Memoir ‘The Pink Marine’
When my best friend told me he was spending the summer at Marine Corps boot camp, all I heard was ‘Summer’ and ‘Camp’.
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