Biography

Tom Scherman was born on July 11, 1940 in New York, USA. Tom was a writer, known for Discovery Bay Chronicles (1984), The Crater Lake Monster (1977) and Robot Jox (1989). Tom died on February 26, 1995 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Son of Bill Scherman

The world's greatest fan of the Disney film "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", he once converted a small apartment he was living in, into an authentic, realistic looking hull interior of Captain Nemo's submarine The Nautilus.(much to the dismay of the apartments landlord!)

Even though he was dying of lymphoma his last act was supervising construction of the Paris Disneyland's (now EuroDisney) full-sized Nautilus. As the world's biggest 20,000 Leagues fan and model builder of more model Nautilus's than you can shake a stick at (for exhibition at Disneyland, etc.) this was certainly fitting. He was also responsible for introducing noted science fiction author Ray Bradbury to Disney and an ongoing relationship ensued thereafter between Bradbury and Disney. Tom also worked for many years at WED - the Disney parks maintenance company (WED stands for Walter Elias Disney). He was a wonderful miniature maker who could create imaginary visions out of cheap foam core, cardboard, balsa wood and hot melt glue.