Seymour Blicker

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Seymour Blicker (born 1940) [1] is a Canadian playwright, screenwriter and novelist.

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From 1978 to 1990, Blicker lectured on fiction writing at Concordia University. [2]

He wrote the screenplay for The Kid (1997). Blicker also wrote episodes for Urban Angel and Barney Miller .[ citation needed ]

His father is actor Jason Blicker. Both appeared in the 1995 film No Contest . [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Blicker, Seymour". WorldCat. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
  2. "Writers in CEGEPs". Quebec Writers' Federation. Retrieved 2012-01-02.
  3. No Contest at IMDb
  4. "Blicker, Seymour". Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. Athabasca University. Retrieved 2012-01-02.