Roy C. Booth

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Roy C. Booth
Born (1965-08-26) August 26, 1965 (age 57)
Bemidji, Minnesota, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationPillager High School
Central Lakes College (MN)
Bemidji State University (BA, MA)
Genre Speculative Fiction, Science fiction, fantasy, horror
SpouseCynthia Booth

Roy C. Booth (born August 26, 1965) is a United States speculative fiction, fantasy and horror author. He has written many novels and short stories, many of them co-written with others including Theater of the Macabre, The Flesh of Fallen Angels: A Horror Western Novella (part of the Gibson Blount series co-written with R. Thomas Riley) and Sherlock Holmes And the Case of the Man-Made Vacuum (co-written with Nicholas Johnson). Booth has a credit on IMDb for The Day Lufberry Won It All. [1] and a credit with Doollee, the Playwrights database. [2]

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Booth is also a poet, journalist, essayist, and screenwriter. [3] He is married to published playwright Cynthia Booth, and is owner/manager of Roy’s Comics & Games of Bemidji, Minnesota.

The author appeared Diversicon21 [4]

Biography

Born in 1965 in Bemidji, Minnesota, Booth became involved in regional theater with his wife, Cynthia Booth. From the age of six, Booth became aware that he wanted to be a writer. [5] He had difficulty reading until he realised that he read in blocks, not line-by-line as most people do, after picking up a comic. [6] A 1983 graduate of Pillager High School and a 2011 Hall of Fame inductee, Booth has college degrees from Central Lakes College (MN in Associate Arts) and Bemidji State University (BA in English/Speech-Theater and an MA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis). On June 21, 2014, Central Lakes College honored 75 outstanding alumni at its special recognition event for its 75th anniversary including Booth. Central Lakes College stated, "This honorary award was established to recognize alumni who are noteworthy for their significant professional achievements and/or exemplary leadership in community activities." [7] He has an extensive theater background having worked on over 200 professional and amateur productions as an actor, director, stage manager, scenic designer, make-up/FX designer, and fight choreographer.

In March 2012, Booth was interviewed by Lakeland Public Television on his views on comics and his novels. [8] Booth considers writing to be a craft, albeit sometimes an invisible one. He has often revised theater and motion picture scripts written by others. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Day Lufberry Won It All". IMDb. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Roy C. Booth". Doollee.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-04. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Roy C. Booth". Hitplays.com. Heuer Publishing. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "DIVERSICON 21". Diversicon. Archived from the original on 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Roy C. Booth Of Hibbing: 'The Stage Is My Mistress … She'll Kick You In The Teeth, But When She's Good, She's Good". Hibbingmn. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "With tales to tell: Prolific local author Roy C. Booth covers many genres". The Bemidji Pioneer. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "CLC to honor 75 outstanding alumni". 2014-06-17. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "In Focus Roy C. Booth & R. Thomas Riley – Lakeland News at Ten". Lakeland Public Television. Archived from the original on 2014-09-11.
  9. ↑ "Local(ish) author Roy C. Booth wins recognition". Perfectduluthday. August 2013.
  10. ↑ "Night At The Theatre". Lauries Wenson Area Voices. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
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