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'''Chris Heimerdinger''' (born [[August 26]], [[1963]], [[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington]], [[Indiana]], [[USA]]) is an American [[author]] and member of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church)<ref name="Hinton"/> who has written sixteen novels for young people and adults, most of which center on religious themes familiar to [[Latter-day Saint]]s. |
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{{Infobox State Senator |
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| name =Allan H. Spear |
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| state_senate =Minnesota |
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| district =57<sup>th</sup>, then 59<sup>th</sup>, then 60<sup>th</sup> |
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| term_start =1973 |
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| term_end =2000 |
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| birth_date ={{birth date|1937|06|24}} |
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| death_date ={{death date and age|2008|10|11|1937|06|24}} |
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| birth_place =[[Michigan City, Indiana]] |
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| residence =[[Minneapolis, Minnesota]] |
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| party =[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] |
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| spouse =Junjiro Tsuji |
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'''Allan H. Spear''' was an [[Politics of the United States|American politician]] from [[Minnesota]] who served almost thirty years in the [[Minnesota Senate]], of which he was President for nearly a decade. |
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A graduate of [[Oberlin College]] ([[B.A.]], 1958), he went on to earn an [[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|M.A.]] and a [[Ph.D.]] from [[Yale University]] (1960 and 1965 respectively). Decades later, Oberlin would also award him an honorary [[LL.D.]].<ref name=MLRL>{{cite web |url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=10630 |title=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library: Minnesota Legislators Past & Present |accessdate=2008-02-22}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
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Heimerdinger's father was a professor in theatre at [[Indiana University]]. His parents divorced when he was four years old and his mother remarried. Heimerdinger has one older brother and two younger sisters. |
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He was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in 1972, representing a liberal [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]] district centered on the [[University of Minnesota]]. He served a total of 28 years in the senate, retiring in 2000. He was President of the Senate from 1992 to 2000. |
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Heimerdinger was active in high school theatre and drama and in competitive speech and oratory, where he excelled in Wyoming High School competitions for three years in the categories of Humor, Oratory, and Drama.<ref>"State Contest Winners", Cody Enterprise, 26 November 1980</ref> He began to write books at the age of 7, and continued through high school.<ref>"Heimerdinger Aims for Film Career" Mark Marymee, Cody Enterprise, 12 March 1981</ref> He also began making [[super-8]] films beginning in junior high, and showed these films to the scholarship committee of [[Brigham Young University]] in 1981, earning a full scholarship in 'Theatre and Cinematic Arts' <ref name="Barney">BYU Daily Universe - Barney J, "Student loves direction: Hopes to help world with movies, mission". August 22 1983</ref> after receiving a [[Sundance Institute]] 'Most Promising Filmmaker' award for his film ''Night Meeting''. [http://www.meridianmagazine.com/arts/071009film.html] |
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He served in the Minnesota Senate representing 2 Senate Districts in Minneapolis. From 1972-1982, he represented District 57, the southeast part of Minneapolis, including the University of Minnesota main campus. In 1982, he moved to District 59, the southwest part of Minneapolis, (renamed to District 60 after the 1992 redistricting <ref name=MLRL> </ref>) and was elected Senator from there, and was reelected until his retirement in 2000. |
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Heimerdinger read the [[Book of Mormon]] at age 18, during his first semester at college, and was [[Religious conversion|converted]] to the Mormon faith on Oct. 10, 1981.<ref name="Barney"/> |
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Having [[coming out|come out of the closet]] in December 1974,<ref name=advocate>{{cite web |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2000_July_4/ai_63059684 |title=Minnesota's Spear calls it a day |last=Booth |first=Karen Louise |date=[[2000-07-04]] |accessdate=2007-03-21}}</ref> he was one of the first openly gay Americans serving in elected office. His coming out drew national attention, being featured in the ''[[New York Times]]'' amongst others. |
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==Books and films== |
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Spear died October 11, 2008 from complications following heart surgery on October 9.<ref name=death_notice>{{cite web |url=http://wcco.com/politics/allan.h.spear.2.838714.html|title=Longtime State Senator Allan Spear Dies |date=[[2008-10-12]] |accessdate=2008-10-12}}</ref> |
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Heimerdinger is the author of the [[Tennis Shoes Adventure Series]]. His first published work was ''Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites'' (1989), based on events in the Book of Mormon. Nine books followed in the series, which features children who discover a secret room capable of transporting its visitors back in time. The first books in the series were intended to be a fictional account of the [[Book of Mormon]], while later ones explore other historical eras, including [[Ancient Rome]], [[Israel]] during the Roman destruction in A.D. 73, and the time period of the [[Tower of Babel]]. The last three novels in this series include notes at the end of each chapter. <ref>[http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/131194/]</ref> |
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In 2008 Heimerdinger was among the top 10 list of [[LDS]] authors as chosen by Mormon Times readers.<ref>[http://mormontimes.com/arts_entertainment/news/?id=2062][http://mormontimes.com/arts_entertainment/books/?id=4023]</ref> |
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In 2005, Heimerdinger began production of ''Passage to Zarahemla''.<ref>[http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/131194/]</ref> Originally written in 1999 as "Summer of the Nephite" it was published as a novel, ''Passage to Zarahemla'' in 2003. The film was released [[October]], [[2007]] and with 185 special effects shots, "features the most special effects of any LDS-themed film to date".<ref>[http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/417782/Passage-to-Zarahemla/overview]</ref><ref name="Hinton">Tyler Hinton, [http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/63813 "LDS Author Writes, Directs Sci-Fi Film"], ''BYU NewsNet'', [[2007-03-30]], accessed [[2008-05-12]].</ref> It was released on DVD in June 2008. |
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== Works == |
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[[Category:Gay politicians]] |
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===Novels=== |
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[[Category:LGBT state legislators of the United States]] |
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Published by Covenant Communications in [[American Fork, Utah|American Fork]], [[Utah]] except ''A Return to Christmas'' which was subsequently published by [[Random House]]/[[Ballantine]] in 1995 after a one-year run with Covenant Communications. Random House abdicated rights in 2004. A third edition is currently published by Covenant Communications. |
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[[Category:Minnesota State Senators]] |
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[[Category:Oberlin College alumni]] |
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[[Category:People from Michigan City, Indiana]] |
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'''[[Tennis Shoes Adventure Series]]''' |
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[[Category:Yale University alumni]] |
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*''Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites'' ISBN 1577344677 |
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*''Gadiantons and the Silver Sword'' ISBN 1555033903 |
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*''Tennis Shoes and the Feathered Serpent'' ISBN 1577344871 |
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*''Tennis Shoes and the Feathered Serpent'', part two ISBN 1577344898 |
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*''The Sacred Quest'' (formerly ''Tennis Shoes and the Seven Churches'') ISBN 157734491X |
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*''The Lost Scrolls'' ISBN 1577344189 |
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*''The Golden Crown'' ISBN 1577344987 |
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*''Warriors of Cumorah'' ISBN 1577349229 |
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*''Tower of Thunder'' ISBN 1591561779 |
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*''Kingdoms and Conquerors'' ISBN 1591567408 |
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'''Other books''' ISBN |
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*''Eddie Fantastic'' ISBN 1555034039 |
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*''Daniel and Nephi'' ISBN 1555035663 |
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*''Ben Franklin and the Chamber of Time'' ISBN 0875798780 |
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*''A Light in the Storm'' ISBN 157734684X |
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*''Passage to Zarahemla'' ISBN 0970834306 |
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*''A Return to Christmas'' ISBN 0804118264 |
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*''The Absurd Adventures of Elders Kurds and Way'' |
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=== Music CDs === |
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*''Whispered Visions--Original Songs From the Motion Picture [[Passage to Zarahemla]]''<br> |
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Featuring nine songs with music and lyrics by Chris Heimerdinger: |
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Track 1. "Fly Free" (Duet featuring Chris Heimerdinger and Katherine Nelson Thompson)<br> |
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2. "Whispered Visions" (Sung by Katherine Nelson Thompson)<br> |
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3. "Simple Fellow" (Sung by Chris Heimerdinger with back-up vocals by Donre Sampson)<br> |
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4. "Sons of Fire" (Sung by Chris Heimerdinger with back-up vocals by Alex Boye, Michael Givens, and Jarrod Haddock)<br> |
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5. "Way I Feel Inside" (Sung by Chris Heimerdinger with Kenneth Cope, Jessie Clark Funk, Felicia Sorenson Wolfe, Katherine Nelson Thompson, Daniel Beck, and others)<br> |
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6. "Good Vs. Evil" (Sung by Chris Heimerdinger)<br> |
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7. "BYU Security Police" (Sung by Chris Heimerdinger with back-up vocalists Jessie Clark Funk and Tanya Barkdull)<br> |
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8. "Finally" (Duet featuring Chris Heimerdinger and Jessie Clark Funk)<br> |
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9. "Savior, Redeemer" (Sung by Chris Heimerdinger) |
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=== Films === |
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*''The Wolves'' (1987): Drama about a grade-school boy's club. Produced, written, and directed by Chris while a student at Brigham Young University. Distributed by Phoneix Films, BFA. |
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*''Lehi's Land of First Inheritance'' (2003): Documentary on Book of Mormon geography produced by Newlight Productions, Written by Chris Heimerdinger and Joseph Allen. Directed by Chris Heimerdinger (Dist. by Newlight Prod. and Sounds of Zion, Inc.) |
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*''[[Passage to Zarahemla]]'' (2007), a feature-length action/adventure/fantasy movie Written and Directed by Heimerdinger. Released to theaters [[October 15]] [[2007]]. |
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==See also== |
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*[[LDS fiction]] |
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==Notes== |
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== External links == |
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*{{imdb name|2036110}} |
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*[http://www.nephi.org/adventures/novels.php?id=22 Book of Mormon Adventures: Tennis Shoes Among the Nephites: About the Author] |
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*Brian Mickelsen, [http://www.meridianmagazine.com/travel/031001cruise.html "Travellers' Inside Scoop: Sacred Sites - Land of Bountiful: Book of Mormon Symposium at Sea"], ''Meridian Magazine'', 2001, accessed [[2008-05-12]] |
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*Richard H. Cracroft, [http://www.farms.byu.edu/display.php?id=155&table=review "Through a Glass, Brightly: Happenings in Book of Mormon Fiction: Review of ''Daniel and Nephi''; ''Samuel, Moroni's Young Warrior'' by Chris Heimerdinger & Clair Poulson"], ''FARMS Review of Books'', vol. 6, no. 2 (1994) pp. 118–121 |
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Allan H. Spear | |
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| Member of the Minnesota Senate from the 57th, then 59th, then 60th district | |
| In office 1973–2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 24, 1937 Michigan City, Indiana |
| Died | October 11, 2008 (aged 71) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Height | 150px |
| Spouse | Junjiro Tsuji |
| Residence | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Allan H. Spear was an American politician from Minnesota who served almost thirty years in the Minnesota Senate, of which he was President for nearly a decade.
A graduate of Oberlin College (B.A., 1958), he went on to earn an M.A. and a Ph.D. from Yale University (1960 and 1965 respectively). Decades later, Oberlin would also award him an honorary LL.D..[1]
He was first elected to the Minnesota Senate in 1972, representing a liberal Minneapolis district centered on the University of Minnesota. He served a total of 28 years in the senate, retiring in 2000. He was President of the Senate from 1992 to 2000.
He served in the Minnesota Senate representing 2 Senate Districts in Minneapolis. From 1972-1982, he represented District 57, the southeast part of Minneapolis, including the University of Minnesota main campus. In 1982, he moved to District 59, the southwest part of Minneapolis, (renamed to District 60 after the 1992 redistricting [1]) and was elected Senator from there, and was reelected until his retirement in 2000.
Having come out of the closet in December 1974,[2] he was one of the first openly gay Americans serving in elected office. His coming out drew national attention, being featured in the New York Times amongst others.
Spear died October 11, 2008 from complications following heart surgery on October 9.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Minnesota Legislative Reference Library: Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". Retrieved 2008-02-22.
- ^ Booth, Karen Louise (2000-07-04). "Minnesota's Spear calls it a day". Retrieved 2007-03-21.
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