[PAR] [TLE] Black Hawk Down (film) [SEP] Black Hawk Down is a 2001 war film co-produced and directed by Ridley Scott, from a screenplay by Ken Nolan.  It is based on the 1999 non-fiction book of the same name by Mark Bowden, which in turn is based on the 29-part series of articles published in "The Philadelphia Inquirer", chronicling the events of a 1993 raid in Mogadishu by the U.S. military aimed at capturing faction leader Mohamed Farrah Aidid, and the ensuing firefight, known as the Battle of Mogadishu.  The film features a large ensemble cast, including Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Jason Isaacs, Tom Hardy in his feature film debut, and Sam Shepard. [PAR] [TLE] Mark Bowden [SEP] Mark Robert Bowden (born July 17, 1951) is an American writer and author.  He is a National Correspondent for The Atlantic and a contributing editor at "Vanity Fair".  Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he is a 1973 graduate of Loyola University Maryland.  While at Loyola, he was inspired to embark on a journalistic career by reading Tom Wolfe's book "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test".  In 2010, in his acceptance speech for a lifetime achievement award at the National Book Awards, Wolfe called Bowden one of the two "writers to watch" (along with Michael Lewis).
[PAR] [TLE] Black Hawk Down ( film ) [ SEP ] Black Hawk Down is a 2001 war film co - produced and directed by Ridley Scott , from a screenplay by Ken Nolan . It is based on the 1999 non - fiction book of the same name by Mark Bowden , which in turn is based on the 29-part series of articles published in " The Philadelphia Inquirer " , chronicling the events of a 1993 raid in Mogadishu by the U.S. military aimed at capturing faction leader Mohamed Farrah Aidid , and the ensuing firefight , known as the Battle of Mogadishu . The film features a large ensemble cast , including Josh Hartnett , Ewan McGregor , Eric Bana , Tom Sizemore , William Fichtner , Jason Isaacs , Tom Hardy in his feature film debut , and Sam Shepard . [PAR] [TLE] Mark Bowden [ SEP ] Mark Robert Bowden ( born July 17 , 1951 ) is an American writer and author . He is a National Correspondent for The Atlantic and a contributing editor at " Vanity Fair " . Born in St. Louis , Missouri , he is a 1973 graduate of Loyola University Maryland . While at Loyola , he was inspired to embark on a journalistic career by reading Tom Wolfe 's book " The Electric Kool - Aid Acid Test " . In 2010 , in his acceptance speech for a lifetime achievement award at the National Book Awards , Wolfe called Bowden one of the two " writers to watch " ( along with Michael Lewis ) .
Black Hawk Down is a 2001 war film based ona book by an author that graduated from what university?
Black Hawk Down is a 2001 war film based ona book by an author that graduated from what university ?
Loyola University Maryland
Loyola University Maryland