Ken Sobol
Kenneth "Ken" Sobol (born March 10, 1938 in Ohio , † August 5, 2010 in Toronto , Canada ) was an American author , journalist and screenwriter .
Life
Ken Sobol grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1959 . During this time he met his future wife Julie, with whom he moved to New York City after the wedding . There he studied at Columbia University and worked as a journalist for The Village Voice . He mainly wrote about local politics, television and civil rights. In 1974 he moved to Toronto with his family . Having previously worked for several television series, he also worked as a screenwriter and producer for the Canadian television station CBC Television .
Sobol died on August 5, 2010 at the age of 72 at the Kensington Health Center . In 2007 he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease . He left behind his wife, three children and six grandchildren.
Filmography (selection)
- 1983: Care Bears in the country without feelings ( The Care Bears in the Land Without Feelings )
- 1997: Pippi Longstocking ( Pippi Longstocking )
- 1999: Pippi in the South Seas ( Pippi i Söderhavet )
Works
- Thomas Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge (1964)
- The Clock Museum (1967)
- Babe Ruth & the American Dream (1974)
- A Cosmic Christmas (1979)
- Jason of Star Command 1: Mission to the Stars (1980)
- Looking for Lake Erie: Travels Around a Great Lake (1995)
- Lake Erie - A Pictorial History (2004)
Web links
- Ken Sobol in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kenneth Sobol , ancestry.com
- ↑ Ken Sobol (March 10, 1938 - August 5, 2010) , kensobol.wordpress.com
- ↑ KEN SOBOL, 1938 -2010 , theglobeandmail.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sobol, Ken |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sobold, Kenneth (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American author, journalist and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ohio , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 5, 2010 |
| Place of death | Toronto , Canada |