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==Kamen Estate Wines==
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Kamen's Sonoma vineyard is known as Kamen Estate Wines. After a "devastating"<ref>Peter Hartlaub, "Fire spells new chapter for Sonoma scriptwriter," ''San Francisco Chronicle'', March 12, 2004.</ref> 1996 fire—Kamen had coincidentally included a vineyard fire in his 1995 [[vintner]] drama ''A Walk in the Clouds''—the vineyard came to focus on [[Cabernet Sauvignon]]. In the years afterward, according to the oenophile social networking site [[Snooth]], "The vineyard became stronger and better than before."<ref>[http://www.snooth.com/winery/kamen-estate-wines Snooth.com: Kamen Estate Wines]</ref>
Kamen's Sonoma vineyard is known as Kamen Estate Wines. After a "devastating"<ref>Peter Hartlaub, "Fire spells new chapter for Sonoma scriptwriter," ''San Francisco Chronicle'', March 12, 2004.</ref> 1996 fire—Kamen had coincidentally included a vineyard fire in his 1995 [[vintner]] drama ''A Walk in the Clouds''—the vineyard came to focus on [[Cabernet Sauvignon]]. In the years afterward, according to the [[oenophile]] social networking site [[Snooth]], "The vineyard became stronger and better than before."<ref>[http://www.snooth.com/winery/kamen-estate-wines Snooth.com: Kamen Estate Wines]</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

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Robert Mark Kamen
Born
The Bronx, New York, United States
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1981 - Present

Robert Mark Kamen is a screenwriter who has been writing major motion pictures for over twenty-five years. He is best known as creator and co-creator of the Karate Kid and Transporter franchises, as well as the 2009 thriller Taken.

Collaboration with Luc Besson

Kamen is a frequent collaborator of French writer, director and producer Luc Besson—his co-creator on The Fifth Element, The Transporter, and Taken. The two first worked together on the Natalie Portman and Jean Reno thriller The Professional; after the success of Fifth Element, Besson invited Kamen to join him in his goal of creating a "mini-studio" in Europe, making “movies that would travel, international movies, you know, action movies."[1]

Background and education

Kamen grew up in the Bronx borough of New York City.[2] He received a B.A. from New York University and a Ph.D in American Studies from The University of Pennsylvania.

Personal

Kamen lives in New York, owns a vineyard in Sonoma, and commutes to work in Paris at Besson’s headquarters.[3]

Filmography

Kamen Estate Wines

Kamen's Sonoma vineyard is known as Kamen Estate Wines. After a "devastating"[6] 1996 fire—Kamen had coincidentally included a vineyard fire in his 1995 vintner drama A Walk in the Clouds—the vineyard came to focus on Cabernet Sauvignon. In the years afterward, according to the oenophile social networking site Snooth, "The vineyard became stronger and better than before."[7]

References

  1. ^ Shira Gotshalk, "The Script Assassin," Writers Guild of America, February, 2009.
  2. ^ Peter Hartlaub, "Robert Mark Kamen established his roots in Hollywood. But his heart is in the hills of Sonoma, where he tends to his vineyard," San Francisco Chronicle, March 11, 2004.
  3. ^ Shira Gotshalk, "The Script Assassin," Writers Guild of America, February, 2009.
  4. ^ Maslin, Janet (1984-06-22). "SCREEN 'KARATE KID,' BANE OF BULLIES". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-21.
  5. ^ Degen Pener, "Dealing with the Devil," Entertainment Weekly, April 11, 1997. (Co-star Brad Pitt told the magazine, "Kamen came in and with all of us basically wrote it"; Kamen explained, "I would write dialogue in the trailer and an hour later hear the actors saying the lines.")
  6. ^ Peter Hartlaub, "Fire spells new chapter for Sonoma scriptwriter," San Francisco Chronicle, March 12, 2004.
  7. ^ Snooth.com: Kamen Estate Wines

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