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John Blumenthal (born 1949) is an American novelist and screenwriter, known for co-writing the screenplays for the films Short Time and Blue Streak. Early life and education [ edit ] Blumenthal was born in Middletown, New York . [1]
Learn about John Blumenthal, the author of several books and screenplays, including "What's Wrong With Dorfman?" and "Blue Streak". Find out his background, influences, achievements and contact information.
Mar 18, 2021 · John Blumenthal’s most recent comic novel, The Strange Courtship of Abigail Bird (Regal House Publishing), plays with classic themes of love by way of a courtship that harkens back to the propriety of the nineteenth century. Also seemingly from another era is the novel’s narrator, Ishmael Archer, who speaks like a character from one of the period novels he devoured as a child, having been ...
Dec 18, 2019 · John Blumenthal is currently reading. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War. by Erik Larson (Goodreads Author) bookshelves: currently-reading. Want to Read. Rate this book. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. May 04, 2024 10:19AM.
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Learn about John Blumenthal's recent work, including his new novel The Strange Courtship of Abigail Bird, and his screenwriting credits such as Blue Streak. Explore his humor, wit and insight in his fiction and nonfiction books.
“Blumenthal’s hilariously descriptive language is a delight.” —The Washington Review “John Blumenthal has created in his narrator Ishmael Archer a character who is at once charming, entertaining, and thoroughly original. Archer’s courtship of the beautiful Abigail may indeed be strange, but it is also poignant and heart-meltingly ...
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May 20, 2000 · All seriousness aside, John Blumenthal has written a smart and funny book, with a main character with whom any reader can sympathize and identify. Martin Dorfman is a down-on-his luck movie screenwriter who hasn't sold a script since Napoleon was a corporal.
