Class of: 1993

Casey Sherman

Casey Sherman (COM’93) of Marshfield, Mass., is the author of eight bestselling novels, including The Finest Hours (Scribner, 2009), which he co-wrote with Michael Tougia. The book, which chronicles the greatest small boat rescue in US history, has been adapted into a major motion picture from Walt Disney Pictures starring Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, and Eric Bana, and will be released in 80 countries beginning on January 29, 2016. Sherman’s most recent book, Boston Strong (ForeEdge, 2015), co-written with Dave Wedge, is also coming to the big screen, starring Mark Wahlberg and directed by Peter Berg. It will begin production in Boston in March 2016. Watch the trailer for The Finest Hours on YouTube.

From the Winter-Spring 2016 issue.