Len Blum

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Len Blum
Born
Leonard Solomon Blum

(1951-12-29) December 29, 1951 (age 73)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, screenwriter, yoga teacher, filmmaker
Years active1979–present
Spouse
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(m. 1970)​
Children1

Leonard Solomon Blum (born December 29, 1951) is a Canadian screenwriter, film producer and film composer. [1]

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Early life

Blum was born into a Jewish family. [2] He attended Westdale Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario. He later graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1975.

Career

He has written many films, specializing in comedy, including Meatballs , [1] Stripes , [1] Heavy Metal , Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone , Beethoven's 2nd , Private Parts , [1] The Pink Panther remake and Over the Hedge . Prior to his film career, early on he was a rock musician and songwriter did studio productions, produced radio commercials.

In 2015, the Toronto International Film Festival created a screenwriter's residency program named after Blum, specifically for up and coming Canadian screenwriters to develop their projects. [3] The inaugural resident was Stephen Dunn. [4] In 2016, Andrew Cividino was announced as the new resident. [5]

Accolades

He won the Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay, in 1980, for the film Meatballs . [6]

Personal life

He has been married to Heather Munroe-Blum since 1970, with whom he has a daughter, Sydney. [2]

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Sandra Brennan (2014). "Len Blum". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2014-01-29.
  2. 1 2 Gladstone, Bill (1996). "Conversation with screenwriter Len Blum". BillGladstone.ca. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  3. ↑ Pinto, Jordan (July 21, 2015). "TIFF announces Len Blum Residency program" . Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  4. ↑ "Stephen Dunn, selected as the inaugural Len Blum Resident". www.filmfestivals.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  5. ↑ Erbland, Kate (2016-08-03). "TIFF Adds New Round of Titles, Including 'It's Only the End of the World,' 'Mean Dreams' and More" . Retrieved 2016-08-04.
  6. ↑ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN   0-7737-3238-1.


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