Mark Stein (author) History Channel series by the same name. Mark Stein (author) Mark Stein (born 1951) is an American writer. Raised in Silver Spring, Maryland, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1973. Stein wrote the screenplay for the Goldie Hawn and Steve Martin film "Housesitter." His stage plays were first produced at New Playwrights Theater of Washington, D.C. From there he went on to productions at Actors Theater of Louisville, Manhattan Theatre Club, South Coast Repertory, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Fountain Theater in Los Angeles, the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, and elsewhere. His non-fiction book, "How the States Got
God's Country (2011 film) God's Country (2011 film) "Not to be confused with God's Own Country, an idiom describing a location rich in natural and scenic attractions." God's Country is a 2012 comedy-drama family film directed by Chris Armstrong which takes place in Los Angeles and the Mohave Desert starring Jenn Gotzon, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Gib Gerard, Michael Toland, Todd Duffey, Suzanne Ford, Arlene Santana, Kelvin Brown, Stephanie Barnes and Gonzalo Menendez. "God's Country" had been compared to "Overboard" with Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell. Meghan Doherty (played by Jenn Gotzon) is a young, talented executive who neglects her mother and close friends to