Born in Cleveland, OH. Writer in American television (THE CHINA SYNDROME was his only feature film) since the late 1970s. Projects, alone or in collaboration, include "The Paper Chase" (series - 1978, 1983 & 1985), "Airwolf" (1984, series writer & supervising producer), "Texas Justice" and "The Tuskegee Airmen" (both 1995), "High Noon" (2000, teleplay), "Lucy" (2003) and "The Hive" (2007).  Nominated for Writing (Best Screenplay written directly for the screen) 1979: THE CHINA SYNDROME (w. Mike Gray & James Bridges) 1 nomination