Robert Kaplow
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Robert Kaplow
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| Born | Robert Kaplow |
| Occupation | Novelist, Teacher |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Rutgers |
| Genres | Coming of age novel |
| Notable work(s) | Me and Orson Welles |
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Robert Kaplow is an American novelist and teacher[1] whose coming-of-age novel was made into a film titled Me and Orson Welles.[2] The story is about "youthful creative ambition" and has received positive reviews from the New York Times which described it as "nimble, likable and smart."[2] Kaplow has written nine books and teaches English language and film studies at Summit High School in New Jersey.[3]
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Early years
Robert Kaplow attended Westfield High School in Westfield, where he wrote his first satirical sketches as a student. He graduated from Rutgers University.[4]
Me and Orson Welles
Kaplow conceived the idea for the book while being a student at Rutgers University. He saw a photo in the periodical Theatre Arts Monthly from 1937 with Orson Welles with a young man.[5] Kaplow wondered what the young man might have been thinking. He wrote the story, but it took about nine years to find a publisher.[5] It was made into a film by director Richard Linklater which was released in 2009.[2] The Guardian critic Sophie Martelli described the film as a "schmaltzy yet charming coming-of-age story."[6] Me and Orson Welles was a New York Times bestseller[citation needed] and the film in 2008 starred Zac Efron and Claire Danes. The movie was filmed in the Gaiety Theatre on the Isle of Man. Kaplow's most recent novel is a satire of writers, critics, and publishers. For National Public Radio's Morning Edition, Mr. Kaplow created "Moe Moskowitz and the Punsters," a series of musical and satirical pop-culture parodies.[4] He is currently completing Nobody's Heart: A Novel About Teachers[citation needed]
Books published
- Two in the City
- Alex Icicle: A Romance in Ten Torrid Chapters
- Alessandra in Love and Alessandra in Between, two comic tales about the romantic tribulations of a sardonic and intelligent high school junior
- The Cat Who Killed Lillian Jackson Braun: A Parody, satirizing the books of Lilian Jackson Braun and the mystery genre, and
- Me and Orson Welles: A Novel, a romantic coming-of-age story set in 1937 around the founding of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre.
References
- ^ Martin Tsai/The Star-Ledger (April 17, 2010). "Robert Kaplow on the making of 'Me and Orson Welles'". Newark Star-Ledger. http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2010/04/robert_kaplow_on_the_making_of.html. Retrieved 2010-01-10. "Robert Kaplow teaches 12th grade Advanced Placement English, creative writing and film studies at Summit High School. ..."
- ^ a b c A. O. Scott (2009). "Me and Orson Welles (2009) -- NYT Critics' Pick". The New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/452918/Me-and-Orson-Welles/overview. Retrieved 2010-01-10. "“Me and Orson Welles,” directed by Richard Linklater, with a screenplay (from Robert Kaplow’s novel) ..."
- ^ D. Z. Stone (November 15, 2009). "A Teacher’s Dream Gets to the Screen". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/nyregion/15teachnj.html?_r=1. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- ^ a b Goldblatt, Jennifer. "IN PERSON; Trapped In the 30's, On the Radio", The New York Times, January 11, 2004. Accessed January 16, 2008.
- ^ a b Robert Kaplow (December 10, 2003). "'Me and Orson Welles': Photo of Young Boy with Famous Actor Inspires Novel". NPR. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1532428. Retrieved 2010-01-10. "...I remember 10 years ago ... looking through a copy of Theatre Arts Monthly from 1937, ... Next to him was a young man ... What does this moment feel like from the kid's point of view..."
- ^ Sophie Martelli (6 December 2009). "Me and Orson Welles by Robert Kaplow". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/dec/06/me-orson-welles-book-review. Retrieved 2010-01-10. "A schmaltzy yet charming coming-of-age story, it is dominated by its portrait of Orson "I am the Mercury Theatre" Welles: the artist and rising star; the charismatic tyrant."
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