Gary K. Wolf

Vorlage:Distinguish2 Vorlage:Other people Vorlage:Infobox writer Gary K. Wolf (born January 24, 1941)[1] is an American author and humorist. He is the author of Who Censored Roger Rabbit? (1981), which was adapted into the hit feature-length film Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).

Early life and career

Wolf was born on January 24, 1941. He grew up in Earlville, Illinois, the son of Ed and Hattie Wolf. His father owned the town’s pool hall and later had an upholstering business, while his mother worked in the school cafeteria.[2] As an only child, Wolf would occupy himself by reading comic books and science fiction stories. Wolf graduated from Earlville High School in June 1959. He later attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Advertising and a Master's degree in Communications. He served as an Air Force Captain with the 5th Air Commando Squadron in the Vietnam War, where he won a Bronze Star and two Air Medals.[3]

Wolf and childhood friend John J. Myers, former Catholic Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, co-wrote a novel named Space Vulture, released by TOR books during 2008.[4] Wolf and co-author Jehane Baptiste have a story named "The UnHardy Boys in Outer Space" in the annual anthology of humorous science fiction, Amityville House of Pancakes Vol 3 (Vorlage:ISBN).[5]

Wolf owns an extensive collection of carousel horses. Because of this, Wolf was featured on the cover of the September 4, 1976 issue of Peninsula Living Magazine;[6] the magazine issue itself also showcased his collection.

Wolf currently resides with his wife of nearly 50 years, Bonnie, and their cats, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Roger Rabbit

Wolf is best known for a series of comedic mystery novels featuring the now famous Roger Rabbit, a cartoon character who inhabits an alternate universe where so-called "toons" (an abbreviation for the word "cartoons") and humans co-exist. The series begins with the novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit? (1981), which was the basis of the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988). The series continued with Who P-P-P-Plugged Roger Rabbit? in 1991 and Who Wacked Roger Rabbit? in 2013; these two books were non-canonical to the original book, and had more in common with the hit Disney movie.

Selected bibliography

References

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Further reading

  • Contemporary Authors. Band 160. Gale Group, 1998, Wolf, Gary K. 1941—, S. 440–442.

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  1. ↑ Joseph P. Kahn: Intergalactic Allies: 'Roger Rabbit' creator Gary K. Wolf and Archbishop John J. Myers travel back in time and conquer the universe In: Boston Globe, February 28, 2007. Abgerufen im 22 January 2009 
  2. ↑ http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/roger-rabbit-creator-on-display-in-hometown-of-earlville/article_58702509-9781-5d8c-95fe-ecdc17bd07fb.html
  3. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Late-Great-Show-Gary-Wolf/dp/1535221313#productDescription_secondary_view_div_1513644832382
  4. ↑ Gary K. Wolf: Roger Rabbit Creator and Archbishop of Newark Team up to Write Science Fiction Novel. Science Fiction Writers of America, 13. März 2007, archiviert vom Original am 1. Juli 2007; abgerufen am 22. Januar 2009.
  5. ↑ Amityville House of Pancakes 3. Creative Guy Publishing, abgerufen am 22. Januar 2009.
  6. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10214952708160046&id=1498857407&fs=4
  7. ↑ http://www.cartoonbrew.com/books/roger-rabbit-returns-in-who-wacked-roger-rabbit-89086.html
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