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Penn alum TV series creator scribes book, Paramount bites
If you were a fan of the CBS series “Without A Trace” and the baseball film 61, then you’re a fan of this Penn alum’s work. More about this alum and his new project with Paramount after the jump! This week, Paramount Pictures bought the screen rights to TV writer Hank Steinberg’s (C’91) two book […]
Another “34th Street” writer follows his dreams
A tale of another ambitious recent Penn grad who went from involved undergrad to following his ambition to become recently published. More about this alum after the jump! Gabe Oppenheim (C’09) follows in the footsteps of many proactive Penn authors and recently published a novel called How Delightful Is The Day. Here’s the shpiel: “Jeremiah and Mo […]
“If anyone would pay me to do what we did at 34th street, that would be my career.” So far so good.
You’re on the road and stop to grab a burger at McDonalds or Burger King. You know what you’re getting no matter what city you’re in. But have you ever stopped to think about how and when these fast food chains started? One Penn alum did and wrote a compelling book about it. More about […]
How Saving Her Childhood Book Reports Helped THIS Film Producer Get a Movie Greenlit
Today, film producer Alison Greenspan (C’94, Bloomers) debuts her film Ramona and Beezus to the world. And it’s quite a story on how Alison was able to convince the 94 year old popular childhood author Beverly Cleary to approve. More after the jump! Per an article in “The Globe and the Mail“, “I know that […]
Something ‘Wicked’ This Way Coming to Hollywood from Penn Film Producer
Marc Platt and Stephen Schwartz Producer Marc Platt (C’79, Glee Club) and composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz are currently meeting with some A list directors for the Broadway smash hit Wicked’s film adaptation. Directors in the running include JJ Abrams (“Lost” creator), Ryan Murphy (“Glee” creator) and Rob Marshall (Chicago). (source) Speaking of “Wicked, remember THIS Penn […]
Summer Beach Reading: This Penn Alum’s New Book Has You Looking Into the Future
What if you woke up one day to all your dreams coming true…but those dreams were more like nightmares? Allison Winn Scotch (C’95, Kappa Alpha Theta, Theater productions, DP) explores this concept in her 3rd novel, The One That I Want that she’s currently touring the country with. More about her book, how she got […]
