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White, Greg Cope

 
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Synopsis

NOW A NETFLIX SERIES — BOOTS

The Pink Marine is the hilarious, heartfelt true story adapted into the hit Netflix series Boots.

When Greg’s straight best friend, Dale, tells him he’s spending the summer at Marine Corps boot camp, Greg hears only “summer” and “camp.” Never mind that he’s underweight, out of shape—and gay, which was illegal in the U.S. military at the time.

Against all odds, Greg enlists. What follows is a coming-of-age story set in the most unlikely place: Parris Island, Boot Camp 1979.

Through thirteen brutal weeks of training, Greg discovers that courage isn’t about muscles or bravado—it’s about belonging, self-respect, and finding your voice in a world that silences difference. Alongside misfits and oddballs who form an unexpected brotherhood, he learns that what breaks you also binds you.

Told with biting wit and disarming honesty, The Pink Marine is a story of laughter, fear, and transformation—a memoir for anyone who’s ever felt like they didn’t fit in, and found strength anyway.

The Pink Marine proves that even in boot camp, you can find family—and yourself.

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À propos des auteurs

Greg Cope White is a former sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps, an author, and a film and TV writer and producer.His memoir, The Pink Marine, has been adapted into a Netflix series, where Greg serves as a writer and Executive Producer. He is highly motivated about LGBTQ+ and veteran rights, and is featured in the PBS docuseries American Veteran and published in the military journal Zero Dark Thirty.An avid cook, Greg's writing led to contributing for Huffington Post and hosting a show for Food Network. His screenwriting credits include three Netflix original films and shows for HBO, CBS, NBC, Disney, Fox, and Sony. He is a bi-coastal, polo-playing, sixth- generation Texan with a voracious appetite for life.

Norman Lear is a television and film writer/producer whose dynamic career in Hollywood has encompassed both the Golden Age and Streaming Era. At 100, Norman Lear has no plans to retire.

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