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Alumni you should know about

After the jump, check out my DT roundup of these ___ notable Penn alumni and some of their very cool projects ranging from new films, to Emmy awards, to great TV appearances. wendy finerman and longevitysuperheroes, choose your own adventuresspring awakeningsnovels about OCDfamily guy2 year overall deal Joan Myerson Shrager (College for Women, School of […]

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THE most important concept for a Hollywood writer

Last time we checked in with aspiring LA TV writer Rob Forman (W’06), he taught us all about “spec scripts” and what you do with them once you’re done in order to pursue a Hollywood career. After his summer hiatus, Rob has now returned back to work as a writers assistant on “Army Wives” and […]

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Hangover’s Ed Helms to star in this Penn Oscar-nominated Writer’s Film

Rob After Rob Pearlstein (C’95, DP) and Loren Mendell’s (C’95, Friars) short film was nominated for an Oscar in 2006, they went on to create a funny web series about a unique sort of adoption. Rob had also gone on to create a short film dedicated to all the pregnant ladies out there, while Loren was focused […]

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Their Indian documentary is something magical

Adam and Jim A couple years ago I did a story on Jim Goldblum (C’07, 34th Street)‘s virtual Katrina Yearbook which CNN said, of all the press coverage and all the documentaries, it was “one of the best of the best.” Jim has been working on a new compelling project with a fellow film editor […]

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See who showed up for Penn’s Alumni Weekend (photos!)

Click HERE to check out some great photo albums from the weekend, who among your classmates were there …and how they looked! : ) DT Stories about your classmates: 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991, 1986, 1981, 1976, 1971 Share Tweet

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From Divorce Parties to First Husbands: Her new book

In my last post about Penn author Laura Dave (C’99, Writers House) her books The Divorce Party and London is the Best City in America were going Hollywood and being developed by Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon’s production companies. Today, Laura’s new novel, The First Husband comes out and it’s another novel that I’m sure […]

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