| Amanda Brown | |
| Birth Date: | 6 October 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Novelist |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Language: | English |
| Alma Mater: | Arizona State University |
| Spouse: | Justin Chang |
| Children: | 1 |
Amanda Brown Chang[1] (born October 6, 1970) is an American novelist who wrote the novel Legally Blonde, which was the basis for the 2001 film and 2007 musical of the same name.[2]
Amanda Brown was born in Phoenix, Arizona as the youngest of four siblings[3] to Jack E. Brown, a lawyer, and Suzanne J. Brown, an art gallery owner. Brown graduated from Arizona State University in 1993. She then proceeded to study at Stanford Law School (never actually receiving a J.D. degree), where she compiled funny letters and stories based on her experiences into a first manuscript that would become the novel Legally Blonde (published 2001).[2]
Brown is married to financier Justin Chang, of Yale University and Harvard Business School.[4] [5] [6] The couple have have a daughter, Alexandra, born in 1999. The family divide their time between San Francisco and Malibu.[7]
Following the success of the 2001 film, Brown released her second book, Family Trust (2003), which was also optioned for a film.[2]