James Bonnet
- Actor
- Writer
James Bonnet is an internationally known writer, screenwriter, teacher
and story consultant. He lives in Los Angeles, but grew up in New York
City and has been a professional writer for more than 40 years. He
started out as an actor in the Tony Award winning hit Broadway show,
Sunrise at Campobello, creating the role of James Roosevelt, the eldest
son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He landed his first professional
writing assignment when he was 23, writing for the television series,
It's A Man's World. Ever since that time he has been creatively driven
by only one thing: discovering the secrets that underlie great stories.
He was elected twice to the Board of Directors of the Writer's Guild of
America and has written or acted in more than forty television shows
and features. Recently he was honored with a Writer's Guild of America
award for his writing contribution to the hit television series, Barney
Miller. The important new ideas about story in his book Stealing Fire
from the Gods: The Complete Guide to Story For Writers And Filmmakers
are having a major impact on writers in all media. Since 1990 he has
been conducting intensive weekend story seminars in Los Angeles, and
consulting with screenwriters, producers, directors, and novelists.
Since 2006 he has been holding writers workshop/retreats in France and
Santa Monica and teaching in Paris, London and Singapore. His book has
been taught in university courses around the world.
