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JON BOORSTIN is a writer and filmmaker who works in a broad range of media. His novel The Newsboys’ Lodging-House won the New York Society Library Book Award for Historical Fiction, and Publishers Weekly called his novel Pay or Play “the definitive send-up of Hollywood.”
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Jon Boorstin believes that every movie is really three...
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In his enchanting historical novel, filmmaker and novelist...
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Jon Boorstin. “ Mabel and Me is a rare triumph of the vernacular. It is a lovely and exciting work of fiction, which deserves the avid attention not just of the cinema community, but of everyone who values good writing and good reading."
Jon Boorstin was born on 5 April 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for All the President's Men (1976), Dream Lover (1986) and Exploratorium (1974).
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Mar 25, 2016 · Jon Boorstin is a writer and filmmaker who works in a broad range of media. His novel The Newsboy's Lodging House won the New York City Book Award for historical fiction.
JON BOORSTIN is a writer and filmmaker who works in a broad range of media. His novel The Newsboys’ Lodging-House won the New York Society Library Book Award for Historical Fiction, and Publishers Weekly called his novel Pay or Play “the definitive send-up of Hollywood” in a starred review.
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Jon Boorstin is a writer and filmmaker who works in a broad range of media. His novels include The Newsboy’s Lodging House, narrated by the philosopher William James, winner the New York City Book Award for historical fiction.
Jon Boorstin believes that every movie is really three movies running at once: the “voyeuristic” movie (the logic of the film), the “vicarious” movie (the emotional hold of the film), and the “visceral” movie (the primal thrill the film elicits).
