MGM Studios - 1942-1944

    "Go to Press" comedy short with the Little Rascals

    several comedy short films

 

 Columbia Pictures -

    "Colonel Effingham's Raid" - 1944

     starring Charles Coburn, Donald Meek, etc

 

Theatrical Schooling:

 Los Angeles City College

 Pasadena Playhouse

 University of California at Long Beach (CA)

 

Stage Productions: (to name a few)

  Numerous stage productions at Cal State - Long Beach

 "Lady Is Not For Burning" - Hollywood Ivar - Hollywood, CA

 "Dragon's Mouth" - principal - Wilshire Ebell Theater - Los Angeles

 "Jayhawker" - principal - Bryson Theater - Long Beach

 "Under the Yum Yum Tree" - director - Santa Maria CA

 "The Dolls And Eve" - writer - Santa Barbara Playhouse CA

 "All That Jazz" - writer/director - San Gabriel (CA) Playhouse

 

Murder Mysteries:

 Over 90 Murder Mysteries - actor - Murder Mystery Weekends -SD

 Formed own company with actor Brett Weir - Murder Ink - 1992-1999

   Wrote 95 murder mystery scenarios - catalogued

   Wrote, acted, directed numerous mysteries staged aboard cruise

   ships - Holland America. Celebrity, etc. - over seven years

 

Theatrical Troupes:

     Worked on crews and was a screen "extra" in numerous films including "Around The World in 80 Days" etc.

     Formed Seniors On Stage - San Diego  1985-1999

     Staged numerous performances as college teacher - SDCC

  Worked as an extra in the film "Seabiscuit" in Hemet, CA

     Formed Seniors On Stage - Hemet (CA) 1999 - present

     Staged "Hemet Follies" each year since 1999 plus other shows.

 

Other writing:

  Newspaper critic for Los Angeles Times/Mirror, Santa Maria Times, Arizona Journal, Phoenix Times, Garden Grove Daily News, Herald-American newspapers, United Press, Billboard Magazine, Pacific Stars and Stripes.

  Co-wrote musical "Heads I Win" at LACC starring James Coburn

  Wrote for television on free-lance basis.

 

Other experience:

  Adviser to CBS Sony - Tokyo, Japan

  Voice-overs for NHK Television - Tokyo, Japan