Quotes by Beverly Donofrio

About Beverly Donofrio:


Beverly Ann Donofrio is a memoirist, children's author and creative writing teacher most noted for her 1992 best selling memoir, Riding in Cars with Boys. The memoir was adapted into the 2001 film Riding in Cars with Boys directed by Penny Marshall with actress Drew Barrymore portraying Donofrio. She also is a prolific essayist, having published work in numerous anthologies, in the New York Times, Washington Post Sunday Magazine, The Village Voice, the "LA Times", and in such magazines as Allure, Cosmopolitan, O: The Oprah Magazine, and Marie Claire.

Author Bio


  • NameBeverly Donofrio
  • DescriptionMemoirist, Children's author
  • BornSeptember 23, 1950
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Autobiographer