Steve Adams (writer)
Steve Adams (born Steven Saint Lawrence Adams, February 8, 1947) is an American author and screenwriter who uses the penname Waldo Mellon.[1] He wrote Envy (2004), starring Ben Stiller and Jack Black.[2] Adams conceived the idea with long-time friend Larry David.[3] They met while both were comedy writers for Fridays, a Saturday Night Live inspired show in the early 1980s.[4][5] Adams also wrote Waiting for Forever (2010)[6] starring Tom Sturridge, Rachel Bilson, and Blythe Danner[7] as well as No Stranger Than Love (2015)[8] starring Alison Brie and Colin Hanks.
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In 2014, Adams wrote and self-published his first book What's What And What To Do About It[9] under the pen name Waldo Mellon.[10][11] The book was published in March 1, 2022 by Seven Stories Press.[12]
Early life and family
Adams's uncle is Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007), an American novelist known for satirical, science fiction.[13] In 1958, Adams' mother, Alice Vonnegut Adams, died of cancer two days after her husband, James Carmalt Adams, was killed in a train accident. Vonnegut, Alice's brother, adopted Adams and his three brothers and raised them in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.[14][15] Adams graduated from Dartmouth College in 1969 with B.A. in English. He currently lives in Massachusetts, with his wife Jeannie.[16]
References
- Envy, retrieved 2022-07-27
- "No stepping around it: 'Envy' is a waste of talent". Los Angeles Times. 2004-04-30. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
- "The Secret History of Larry David's New Movie". Esquire. 2013-08-08. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- Wallace, Benjamin (2015-01-25). "Sitting Shiva With Larry David". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- "The Secret History of Larry David's New Movie". Esquire. 2013-08-08. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- "Review: "Waiting for Forever" Paints an Unintentionally Frightening Picture of Young Love". Observer. 2011-02-02. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
- "Waiting for Forever". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
- Renner, Brian D. "Everything You Need to Know About No Stranger Than Love Movie (2016): May. 3, 2016 - added comedy as a genre". Movie Insider. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
- Mellon, Waldo (2014). What's what and what to do about it. [Place of publication not identified]: [Waldo Mellon/CreateSpace]. ISBN 978-1-5005-4551-2. OCLC 905542140.
- "What's What and What to Do About It by Waldo Mellon: 9781644210383 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- Larson, Steve. "1969 | Dartmouth Alumni Magazine | JULY | AUGUST 2017". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- Mellon, Waldo (2022). What's what and what to do about it : answers you didn't know you wanted to questions you didn't know you had. New York. ISBN 978-1-64421-038-3. OCLC 1289274483.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "Kurt Vonnegut | Books, Slaughterhouse-Five, Biography, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- Farrell, Susan (2009). Critical Companion to Kurt Vonnegut: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4381-0023-4.
- "13 Apr 2007, 4 - Daily Hampshire Gazette at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
- Aug 2017, Jul-. "Class Note 1969". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 2022-07-28.