Larry Brody | |
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| Born | 1944 Nashville, Tennessee |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Period | 1960s–present |
| Genre | Television |
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Larry Brody (born 1944[1] in Nashville, Tennessee[2]) is an American television writer.
Early life
At Northwestern University, Larry Brody majored in English and wrote dozens of short stories, poetry and essays. As an avid science fiction fan, he started writing in the genre, and by the time he graduated he was selling stories to The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. After graduation, he went law school but quit after one year and enrolled at the University of Iowa, for its Writers Workshop. During that first school year, at the age of 22, Brody sold his first novel. In 1968, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a screenwriter.[3][4]
Career
Once in Los Angeles, Brody wrote scripts for cop shows. He worked on Ironside, Hawaii Five-O, and became executive story consultant for The Streets of San Francisco and Police Story. Since then, he has written for dozens of television series, including The New Land.
Brody has also written for animated programs, including Star Trek: The Animated Series and Spider-Man Unlimited. He was the creator of the 1998 Silver Surfer TV show.
Later career
In the summer of 2002 Brody moved to St. Joe, Arkansas, to establish the Cloud Creek Institute for the Arts. Brody also maintains the TVWriter.com website. He also wrote the writing manual, Television Writing from the Inside Out: Your Channel to Success, in 2003.[5]
Television and film credits
Television
- Bright Promise (1969)
- Here Come the Brides (1970)
- The Interns (1970)
- The Rookies (1972)
- The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1972)
- Medical Center (1973)
- Ironside (1973)
- Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973)
- Cannon (1973)
- Hawaii Five-O (1973, 1975)
- Firehouse (1974)
- The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
- The Magician (1974)
- The New Land (1974)
- Police Woman (1974)
- Barnaby Jones (1974-1975)
- The Streets of San Francisco (1974-1977)
- Medical Story (1975)
- Police Story (1975, 1978)
- Gibbsville (1976)
- The Fall Guy (1982)
- Automan (1983)
- Partners in Crime (1984)
- Super Force (1990)
- Heaven Help Us (1994)
- Walker, Texas Ranger (1994)
- Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
- Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1995-1997)
- Diagnosis: Murder (1997)
- Todd McFarlane’s Spawn (1998)
- Silver Surfer (1998)
- Xyber 9: New Dawn (1999)
- The Huntress (2000)
- Diabolik (2000-2001)
- Spider-Man Unlimited (2001)
Film
- The Return of Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer (1986)
- Masquerade (1988)
References
- ^ Hollywood to Writers: You’re Fired!, by Barbara Basler, January 2005: "The 60-year-old Brody..."
- ^ larrybrody.com » About Larry Brody Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ FilmSpot.com: Larry Brody Bio Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Interview with Larry Brody, by Brad Manzo Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Brody, Larry (2003). Television Writing from the Inside Out: Your Channel to Success. ISBN 9781557835017.
External links
- LarryBrody.com
- TVWriter.com
- Larry Brody at IMDb
- Interviews