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| == About the Author== | | == About the Author== |
| The award-winning writer [[Les Golden]] learned his craft under Ann Woodworth, the distinguished professor of theatre at [[Northwestern University]], and [[Del Close]], the legendary guru of Chicago’s [[Second City]] improvisation nightclub, among others. He has over 100 professional theatre and film credits and is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. | | The award-winning writer [[Les Golden]] learned his craft under Ann Woodworth, the distinguished professor of theatre at [[Northwestern University]], and [[Del Close]], the legendary guru of Chicago’s [[Second City]] improvisation nightclub, among others. He has over 100 professional theatre and film credits and is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. |
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| + | The many references to [[astronomy]] and extraterrestrials in the script result from Les Golden’s second career as an astronomy professor at the [[University of Illinois at Chicago]]. |
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| + | He is also the author of “Never Split Tens,” a screenplay based on the life of the M.I.T. mathematics professor who developed the card counting system at casino blackjack, “[[Murder by Mistletoe]],” a full length murder mystery/comedy, and “The Skull Caper,” a noire script based on [[Del Close]]’s bequeathing his skull to the Goodman Theatre for use as Yorick in [[Hamlet]]. |
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| ==Categories== | | ==Categories== |