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I’M LOOKING FOR:
Writing, editing, and proofreading work that can benefit from my wide range of professional experience, including my excellent sense of humor and ability to meet any deadline
SOME OF MY WRITING HAS BEEN DONE FOR:
The Film Detective
Wrote, produced, directed, and photographed short film starring Joyce Meadows: Not the Same Old Brain for Blu-ray/DVD release.
Hollywood memoirs
Including those of actresses Julie Adams and Francine York, and television editor Mitchell Danton.
McFarland, BearManor, and Absolute Zero Press books
Non-fiction work includes Universal Terrors 1951-1955: Eight Classic Horror and Science Fiction Films, The Creature Chronicles, Indestructible Man, Sardonicus, Bride of the Gorilla, and Atomic Submarine. Humorous cartoon book Frosty’s Family.
Children’s literature
Middle school adventure novel: A Tail of Two Scotties.
Screenwriting
Four comedy screenplays and a TV pilot.
Filmmaking
Wrote, directed, produced, and photographed a short film starring Joyce Meadows: Not the Same Old Brain, on a Blu-ray and DVD release by The Film Detective.
Universal, Sony/Columbia, and other media companies
Commentaries for commercial DVD/Blu-ray releases for The Criterion Collection, Universal, Columbia/Sony, Imprint, The Film Detective, Kino Lorber, Scream!, Shout, and other companies include Gog, The Monster that Challenged the World, Tarantula, The Maze, The Land Unknown, The Mole People, Dersu Uzala, The Monolith Monsters, The Strange Door, The Deadly Mantis, The Incredible Shrinking Man, The Spider Woman Strikes Back, Master of the World, The Man from Planet X, The Brain from Planet Arous, Undying Monster, and The Black Sleep. I have also written liner notes for various record and CD companies.
American Greetings Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio
Top studio, humorous, and alternative copywriter for best-selling greeting cards, books, promotions, posters, calendars, and licensed character products. Also contributed to art direction, new product development, conventional writing, and anything I was asked to do, no matter how ridiculous some of the assignments were! One of the best gag writers in the business.
Licensing copy
Copywriter for licensed products featuring Star Wars, The Honeymooners, Dennis The Menace, Hi & Lois, The Mask, Andy Capp, Batman, Hagar The Horrible, The Lockhorns, Funky Winkerbean, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, The Three Stooges, The Tick, Popeye, The Brady Bunch, The Flintstones, Marvel Comics, Archie, Ren And Stimpy, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Mad Magazine, Betty Boop, Looney Tunes, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Married with Children, Ziggy, Beavis And Butt-Head, The Simpsons, The Twilight Zone, The Tonight Show, and more.
AOL, Avanti, Applause, Hasbro, Northern Exposure, Playskool, Portal, Price Stern Sloan, Those Characters From Cleveland, etc.
Copywriter for a wide variety of toys, books, cards, products, and merchandise for all age groups. Developed stories and characters and wrote treatments for feature films and television and radio shows. Consultant for new product development in teen, juvenile, and foreign markets.
Monstrous Movie Music, Burbank, CA
Producer, writer, publicist, and co-owner of the acclaimed CD label specializing in music from classic science fiction films. Due to the high quality of our product, my extensive liner notes, and my promotional skills, our releases have been lauded by “Movieline,” “Premiere,” The Sci-Fi Channel, “The L. A. Times,” “The Philadelphia Inquirer,” “Films In Review,” “The Denver Post,” “Mix,” “Starlog,” National Public Radio, and countless other newspapers, books, magazines, and internet sites.
http://www.mmmrecordings.com/
Writer of popular humor articles and cartoon gags for newspapers and magazines including “Parade,” “Reader’s Digest,” “First For Women,” “The Milwaukee Journal,” “The Buffalo News,” “The Cincinnati Inquirer,” “The Cleveland Plain Dealer,” “The Providence Journal,” “The Orlando Sentinel,” and “The Sacramento Union.”
Writer, producer, and creator of Your Imagination Presents, a new form of storytelling designed to help foster creative thinking in children 7 and older.
http://www.yourimaginationpresents.com/
Reviewed music, videos, books, and concerts, and conducted interviews for national and international magazines.
WHAT I DIDN’T LEARN FROM “LIFE,” I LEARNED FROM:
The University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado. Bachelor of Arts with distinction. Phi Beta Kappa.
The Advertising Center, Los Angeles, California.
The University of California at Los Angeles. Screenwriting courses and advertising copywriting classes.
Reading a lot of books and listening to informed people.
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