Damon Fox (writer)

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Damon Fox
Born (1966-05-17) May 17, 1966 (age 57)
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, producer

Damon Fox (born May 17, 1966) is an American writer. His works as a screenwriter include Traces of Death (1993) and Traces of Death II (1994).

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Early life

Fox was born in Phoenix, Arizona in 1966. He claims to have written and directed plays during childhood. In High School, he wrote and directed original plays.

Career

During the 1990s, Fox formed Foxx Entertainment Enterprises Inc. With this production company, he created, scripted and narrated the shockumentary films Traces of Death I and II. [1]

In the 1980s he formed the Power Metal band Stormtrooper and only produced one EP Armies Of The Night.

Selected filmography

Self

Producer

Writer

Composer

Director

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References

  1. Neil Jackson; Johnny Walker; Shaun Kimber; Thomas Joseph Watson (January 28, 2016). Snuff: Real Death and Screen Media. Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 143–. ISBN   978-1-62892-114-4.