Gary K. Wolf
Gary K. Wolf (born 1941 in Earlville, Illinois)[1] is an American author and humorist.
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[edit] Career
Gary Wolf is perhaps best known for a series of comedic mystery novels starring the now iconic Roger Rabbit, a cartoon character who inhabits an alternate universe where so-called "toons" and humans co-exist. In 1988 his work was made into the popular film Who Framed Roger Rabbit?.
Wolf has a master's degree in advertising, given by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Wolf and childhood friend John J. Myers, Catholic Archbishop of Newark, co-wrote a novel called Space Vulture, released from TOR books in 2008.[2] Wolf and co-author Jehane Baptiste have a story entitled "The UnHardy Boys in Outer Space" in the annual anthology of humorous science fiction, Amityville House of Pancakes Vol 3 (ISBN 1-894-95335-5).[3]
[edit] Selected bibliography
- Killerbowl (September 26, 1975) (ISBN 0-385-04738-X)
- A Generation Removed (May 27, 1977) (ISBN 0-385-11549-0)
- The Resurrectionist (July 20, 1979) (ISBN 0-385-13141-0)
- Who Censored Roger Rabbit? (1981) (ISBN 0-345-30325-3)
- Who P-P-P-Plugged Roger Rabbit? (1991) (ISBN 0-679-40094-X)
- Amityville House of Pancakes Vol 3 (December 1, 2006) (ISBN 1-89495-335-5)
- Space Vulture (March 4, 2008) (ISBN 0-765-31852-0)
- Who Tells Roger Rabbit? (2012) (ISBN 1-94734-14-4)
- Who Jumped Roger Rabbit? (2014) (ISBN 6-87659-91-2)
[edit] References
- ^ Kahn, Joseph P. (February 28, 2007). "Intergalactic Allies: 'Roger Rabbit' creator Gary K. Wolf and Archbishop John J. Myers travel back in time and conquer the universe". Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2007/02/28/intergalactic_allies/. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
- ^ "Gary K. Wolf: Roger Rabbit Creator and Archbishop of Newark Team up to Write Science Fiction Novel". Science Fiction Writers of America. 13 March 2007. http://www.sfwa.org/pressbook/07/0313b-Wolf-SpaceVulture.html. Retrieved 2009-01-22.[dead link]
- ^ "Amityville House of Pancakes 3". Creative Guy Publishing. http://www.creativeguypublishing.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25&Itemid=25. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
[edit] Further reading
- "Wolf, Gary K. 1941—". Contemporary Authors. 160. Gale Group. 1998. pp. 440–442.
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