Rodman Philbrick Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Rodman Philbrick (born 1951) is an American writer of novels for adults and children. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and currently lives in Maine and Florida. He and Lynn Harnett were married from 1980 until her death in 2012. They collaborated on scary books for young readers, including The House on Cherry Street, The Werewolf Chronicles, and Visitors, three trilogies published by Scholastic in 1995, 1996, and 1997. Philbrick has also written using the pen names W. R. Philbrick, William R. Dantz, and Chris Jordan.Two of his most popular children's books are Freak the Mighty and its sequel, Max the Mighty. Freak the Mighty was the basis of a Golden Globe-nominated movie titled simply The Mighty, released in 1998.Philbrick has also written the cyberpunk, dystopian novel entitled The Last Book in the Universe and the science fantasy novel REM World. Other works for young readers include The Young Man and the Sea which is dedicated to his nieces Annie and Molly, and The Fire Pony, about two brothers on the run in the American West. The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg, set in the American Civil War, was named a Newbery Honor Book in 2010. A stage version of The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg debuted at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in 2012. His latest novel, Zane and The Hurricane: A Story of Katrina, an adventure set in New Orleans, was published in February of 2014.Rodman Philbrick has also written many mysteries and thrillers for adults, including Brothers & Sinners, Coffins, and the T. D. Stash detective series, set in Key West, Florida, as well as a number of mysteries under the pen name William R. Dantz. Writing as Chris Jordan, Philbrick has published novels in the thriller genre: Taken,Trapped, and Torn, featuring former FBI special agent Randall Shane, who investigates the disappearance of missing children.In December 2011, writing as Chris Jordan, Philbrick published Measure of Darkness, set in Boston. According to the author, Randall Shane enters the story in the first chapter, when he is accused of murdering a client.Before Philbrick began writing full-time, he worked as a longshoreman and boat builder.
Still writing children's novels, and giving speeches at schools. [October 2002]
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When his first children's novel was published his parents called him and he had to help his parents fix there septic system in the middle of the Winter.
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He started writing adult novels, but then wrote children's novels after trying to write one.
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He is working on a new book called Lobster Boy.
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He got the idea of REM World from books he read as a child.
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He got the idea for Freak the Mighty while driving his car.
$5 Million