Mark Dunn (born July 12, 1956, in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American author and playwright.
Among the 35 plays Dunn has written (as of 2023), Belles and Five Tellers Dancing in the Rain have been produced over one 150 times.
Dunn served as playwright-in-residence with the New Jersey Repertory Company and the Community Theatre League in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
In 1998, Dunn sued the writers, distributors and producers of The Truman Show, claiming that the story was based on a play he had written and performed Off-Broadway in 1992, Frank's Life.
[2][3] Originally from Memphis, Dunn now resides with his wife, Mary, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.