Allan Folsom

Allan Reed Folsom (December 9, 1941 – May 16, 2014) was an American screenwriter and novelist.

Early life

Folsom was born in Orlando, Florida on December 9, 1941 and grew up in Boston, Massachusetts.[1] He studied communications at Boston University and graduated in 1963.[1][2]

Career

After graduation, he worked as a camera man, editor, writer and producer in California. He then wrote scripts for TV series and films, such as Hart to Hart.[1]

He wrote five books: The Day After Tomorrow (1994), Day of Confession (1998), The Exile (2004), The Machiavelli Covenant (2006) and The Hadrian Memorandum (2009).

His first novel, The Day After Tomorrow, was published in 1994, debuted at #3 on the New York Times bestseller list and netted over 1.2 million copies.[1][3] Little, Brown and Company and Warner Books purchased the novel for $2 million - the highest amount at that time for a first-time novelist.[1][4][2]

Personal life

Folsom married Karen Glick in 1979.[4] They lived in Santa Barbara, California with their daughter Riley.[1] Folsom died there on May 16, 2014 at the age of 72 of metastatic melanoma.[4][2]

Bibliography
  1. The Day After Tomorrow (1994)
  2. Day of Confession (1998)
  3. The Exile (2004)
  4. The Machiavelli Covenant (2006)
  5. The Hadrian Memorandum (2009)

References
  1. Colker, David (2014-05-23). "Allan Folsom dies at 72; who sold first novel for record $2 million". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  2. Slotnik, Daniel E. (2014-05-23). "Allan Folsom, Whose First Novel Sold for $2 Million, Dies at 72". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  3. "The New York Times Best Seller List, April 24, 1994" (PDF).
  4. Daniel E. Slotnik: Allan Folsom, Screenwriter and Novelist, Dies at 72. In: The New York Times, May 22, 2014.


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