Biography

Alan is the Harvard Book Prize winner who coauthored a print/web/wap project entitled "9TimeZones.com," which was included in the Whitney Biennial. His work appears in a dozen-odd anthologies and in many periodicals, including Playboy, PC, and Britain's Guardian and Screenwriter. His Screenwright(R) screenplay formatter won a $3,333 cash award from Sun Microsystems, and he's written screenplays that finished in the quarters, semis and finals of various international competitions. Alan enjoys referring to himself in the 3rd person, and was inordinately pleased when ABC-TV's "Max Headroom" series purchased his debut student film, widely hailed as "the most uncommercial piece of ____ in Michigan State's history." Born down east, he now lives just a stone's throw from Phoenix... which is fine and dandy, until the stones are thrown back.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous

Twisting an imaginary washcloth between his outstretched fists.

Competed in the National Spelling Bee two years in a row. In his second appearance, 1965, he sat next to Ben Bernanke, the future Fed Chairman (2006-2014). Alan finished 14th in the country, while Ben placed 26th.

Completed two 26.2-mile marathon races: New York City 1976 (finished 761st in 3:28:01) and Boston 1977 (placing and time conveniently forgotten).

Licenses held: USPA Class A (Parachutist), PADI Open Water Diver (SCUBA), FAA Airplane Pilot (Single Engine, Land), FAA Glider Pilot (Aero Tow), FAA Glider Pilot (Winch Tow), FAA Pilot Ground Instructor (Basic).

History isn't written by the winners or the losers; it's written by the writers.