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Quinn Crowninshield Bradlee
GORC, CCR, MStJ, FRSA, FSA Scot, MRIA
Born
Josiah Quinn Crowninshield Bradlee

(1982-04-29) April 29, 1982 (age 42)
Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Founder of FriendsOfQuinn.com
  • filmmaker
  • author
  • advocate
EmployerNational Center for Learning Disabilities
Spouse(s)
Pary Anbaz-Williamson
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(m. 2010; div. 2014)​

Fabiola Roman
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(m. 2018)​
Parents
Relatives
Family
Awards
  • Communities In Schools Award
  • Young Leader Award (National Center for Learning Disabilities)

Josiah Quinn Crowninshield Bradlee FRSA,[1] FSA Scot, MStJ[2] (born April 29, 1982) is an American filmmaker, author and advocate for improving the lives of disabled individuals.[3][4][5][6][7]

Biography

Bradlee is the son of the late author and Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee, and author and journalist Sally Quinn.[8][9][10]

He was diagnosed in 1996 with DiGeorge syndrome.[3][6][11][12] He attended The Lab School of Washington,[3][13] and graduated from the college-preparatory Gow School in 2002.[14][15] He attended special programs at Landmark College and American University, and studied at the New York Film Academy.[3]

He is the producer of several documentary films including the 2007 film Life with VCFS about the syndrome and the VCFS International Center at Upstate Medical University,[16][17] and is the associate producer of the 2010 HBO Family documentary film I Can't Do This But I CAN Do That: A Film for Families About Learning Differences.[3][8][18] He is the author of the 2009 memoir A Different Life: Growing Up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures, documenting his efforts to overcome VCFS,[3][6][8][12][17] and, with his father, he co-authored the 2012 book A Life's Work: Fathers and Sons.[3][12]

He is the webmaster of Friends of Quinn, a website which he created in 2008 as part of the HealthCentral Network for learning disabled individuals.[3][6] It offers "resources and support for young adults with learning differences,"[19][20] and uses the dyslexic-friendly Dyslexie font to mitigate some of the issues that dyslexics experience when reading. As part of a series of website-video interviews with notable individuals, he interviewed filmmaker Steven Spielberg. In the interview, Spielberg described his own lifelong dyslexia and 2007 diagnosis of the developmental reading disorder.[3][21] Bradlee is also the youth engagement associate for the National Center for Learning Disabilities.[3]

He married yoga instructor Pary Anbaz-Williamson in 2010.[8][22][23] The couple divorced in 2014.[24]

Filmography

  • Life with VCFS. 2007.
  • I Can't Do This But I CAN Do That: A Film for Families About Learning Differences. HBO Family. 2010.
  • The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee. HBO Family. 2017.

Books

See also

References

  1. ^ Bradlee, Quinn (2015-10-30). "Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts". Twitter.com. Twitter.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  2. ^ "Order of St John". The London Gazette. 2013-07-03. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Quinn Bradlee: Youth Engagement Associate". National Center for Learning Disabilities. New York. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  4. ^ Bradlee, Quinn (2009-05-30). "The Ups and Downs of Living with Learning Disabilities". The Huffington Post. New York. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  5. ^ Bradlee, Quinn (2009-04-18). "Money Doesn't Buy (True) Friends". The Huffington Post. New York. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  6. ^ a b c d Wilson, Craig (2009-03-30). "Quinn Bradlee, son of 'Post' power duo, writes of disabilities". USA Today. Tysons Corner, Va. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  7. ^ Holeywell, Ryan (2007-06-06). "'Post' son brings little-known syndrome into focus". USA Today. Tysons Corner, Va. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  8. ^ a b c d Mallozzi, Vincent M. (2010-10-08). "Pary Anbaz-Williamson, Quinn Bradlee". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  9. ^ Joynt, Carol (2010-02-22). "Washington Social Diary -- Sally!". New York Social Diary. New York. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  10. ^ Mullins, Anne Schroeder (2010-02-22). "Quinn Bradlee may change wedding date". Politico. Arlington County, Va. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  11. ^ Bradlee, Quinn (2012-06-06). "'Independence' Is The Scariest Word: My Life With Learning Disabilities". The Huffington Post. New York. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  12. ^ a b c "Something About Sally". Vanity Fair. New York. July 2010. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  13. ^ "Quinn Bradley" (PDF). Learning Disabilities Association of America. Pittsburgh, Pa. April 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2013. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  14. ^ Woodruff, Judy (2009-05-06). "Quinn Bradlee Talks About Life with Learning Disability". PBS NewsHour. Arlington County, Va. Archived from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  15. ^ Meyer, Daniel (2003-07-14). "Worldwide reputation: The Gow School's method of teaching dyslexics gains international acclaim". BizJournals. Charlotte, N.C. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  16. ^ Johnson, Timothy (2007-06-14). "Newspaper Editor's Son Tackles His Own Disease in Film". ABC News. New York. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  17. ^ a b Bradlee, Quinn; Himmelman, Jeff (2010-03-02). A Different Life: Growing Up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures. ReadHowYouWant.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  18. ^ "I Can't Do This But I CAN Do That: A Film for Families About Learning Differences". HBO.com. HBO Family. 2010-10-26. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  19. ^ Wills, Cheryl (2012-07-03). "Friends of Quinn website provides community for people with dyslexia". Time Warner Cable News. New York. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  20. ^ Bailey, Eileen (2008-12-26). "New HealthCentral Site for LD: Friends of Quinn". HealthCentral.com. New York. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  21. ^ "Steven Spielberg Escaped His Dyslexia Through Filmmaking". ABC News. New York. 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  22. ^ "Reliable Source -- Love, etc.: Ben Harper and Laura Dern; Quinn Bradlee and Pary Williamson". The Washington Post. Washington. 2010-10-11. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  23. ^ Quinn, Sally (2010-02-19). "The kids are all right. It's mom who's to blame". The Washington Post. Washington. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  24. ^ Mullins, Luke; Joynt, Carol Ross (2014-07-23). "Quinn Bradlee, Son of Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn, Is Getting Divorced". Washingtonian. Washington. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
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