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Jeff Andrus
BornJeffery Hughes Andrus
(1947-03-19)March 19, 1947
King City, California, U.S.
DiedMarch 27, 2011(2011-03-27) (aged 64)
Occupation
  • Screenwriter
  • novelist
  • essayist
LanguageEnglish
Alma materStanford
GenreMystery fiction
Notable worksThe Proverb (2004)
Tracer Inc. (1994)
The Jeweler's Shop adaptation (1989)
As Summers Die (1986)
Doc (1974)
Website
www.jeffandrus.com

Jeffery Hughes "Jeff" Andrus (/ˈændrəs/;[1] March 19, 1947 – March 27, 2011)[2][3] was an American author, best known for having written The Proverb (2004), adapting Pope John Paul II's 1960 play The Jeweler's Shop,[4] Doc (1971),[5] As Summers Die, and the Tracer Family mystery fiction series.[6] Additionally, Andrus wrote and made a cameo appearance in the 2004 Award-Winning short film The Proverb along with Scott Waara and Nancy Stafford.[7]

Andrus was born in King City, California and graduated from Stanford University.[8] He married Gwyneth in about 1969.[8] Andrus died on March 27, 2011, of congestive heart failure.[8]

References

  1. ^ Video on YouTube
  2. ^ "Jeff Andrus." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2007. Gale Biography In Context. Web. April 26, 2011.
  3. ^ "Jeff Andrus." The Writers Directory. Detroit: St. James Press, 2011. Gale Biography In Context. Web. April 26, 2011.
  4. ^ La bottega dell'orefice
  5. ^ IMDb.
  6. ^ LOC Search
  7. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0400752/ [user-generated source]
  8. ^ a b c "Obituaries". Stanford Magazine. 2011. Retrieved May 6, 2012.