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WORK TITLE: The Goblin Crown
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BIRTHDATE: 1954
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Hewitt_Wolfe * http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0938129/ * http://io9.gizmodo.com/star-trek-deep-space-nines-robert-hewitt-wolfe-is-writ-1749185618
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HEADING: Wolfe, Robert Hewitt
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PERSONAL
Born 1964, in Waterbury, CT; married; wife’s name Celeste.
EDUCATION:University of California, Los Angeles, B.A., M.F.A.
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CAREER
Screenwriter, producer, and author. Writer and producer for The 4400.
WRITINGS
The Twilight Zone (screenplay); The Dead Zone (screenplay); “A Fistful of Datas” Star Trek: The Next Generation, 1992; Futuresport (screenplay), 1998; Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (screenplays); Andromeda (screenplays), 1999-2002; Scarlett (screenplay), 2006; The Dresden Files (teleplays), 2007; Riverworld (teleplay), 2010.
SIDELIGHTS
Robert Hewitt Wolfe has been involved in writing since his earliest years. As a child, he poured his time into writing novels. He went on to study writing officially as a student of University of California, Los Angeles. His professional career primarily manifests onscreen. Paper Dragons, Wolfe’s debut published script, went on to receive a Goldwyn nomination and earned runner-up status. However, his most well-known works are Andromeda, the Gene Roddenberry television series, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He got his start in the latter back in the early 1990s, when one of his scripts became an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Wolfe contributed to at least thirty episodes of the series, and stayed on the production team for half a decade. Some of his most well-known episodes include “Little Green Men” and “The Way of the Warrior,” alongside various others. Wolfe led Andromeda‘s team in both production and writing, and his work on the show earned him several award nominations. Wolfe has also lent his writing to The 4400, newer versions of The Twilight Zone, and The Dresden Files, among several other TV productions. He has also written for a handful of movies, such as Riverworld and Futuresport.
The Goblin Crown: Billy Smith and the Goblins serves as Wolfe’s official literary debut, and is part of a series. The book focuses on protagonists Lexi, Kurt, and Billy, three ordinary high schoolers who find themselves being sucked into a world that is much different from their own. They arrive there at the hands of Billy, who accidentally triggers the portal that leads them to this world. There they are swept up in the middle of a war between humans and goblins. Hop, a foot soldier in the goblin army, offers them his assistance as the three teenagers train to become the goblin army’s secret weapon. General Sawtooth stands in their way, as his methods of leadership are the one thing bringing his people down to the losing side of the war and threatening not only the freedom of future generations, but their very existence. It becomes up to Lexi, Billy, and Kurt to fight to save the goblin race from being wiped out entirely, but they must also work through their own differences in the process. One Publishers Weekly contributor commented on the writing in The Goblin Crown, stating: “The characters are well-developed, believably imperfect, and multicultural (Billy himself is biracial),” and that “the plot moves briskly.”
BIOCRIT
PERIODICALS
Publishers Weekly, September 19, 2016, review of The Goblin Crown: Billy Smith and the Goblins, p. 69.
ONLINE
Robert H Wolfe Website, http://www.roberthwolfe.com (July 7, 2017), author profile.*
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Robert Hewitt Wolfe
Born 1964 (age 52–53)
Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.
Education University of California, Los Angeles
St. John's School
Alma mater University of California, Los Angeles
Occupation Television producer, screenwriter
Years active 1992–present
Website http://www.roberthwolfe.com
Robert Hewitt Wolfe (born 1964) is an American television producer and screenwriter. He is best known for his work as a writer on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and for developing and producing the series Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda.
Contents [hide]
1 Early life
2 Television career
2.1 Star Trek series
2.2 Andromeda
2.3 SyFy
2.4 TV movies
2.5 Other television work
3 Film career
4 Personal life
5 Filmography
6 Awards and nominations
7 References
8 External links
Early life[edit]
Wolfe was a writer from an early age. He attempted but did not complete several novels between the ages of ten and twenty.[1] He turned to film and television writing in college.[1]
Wolfe graduated from UCLA, receiving a bachelor's degree in Film and Television and a MFA in Screenwriting.[1] His first screenplay, Paper Dragons, placed second in the prestigious Goldwyn awards.[1]
Television career[edit]
Star Trek series[edit]
In 1992, Wolfe sold the story for "A Fistful of Datas" to the series Star Trek: The Next Generation.[1] His writing of the screenplay for the episode secured him a place in the creative staff of the series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, which made its debut in the following year.
Wolfe worked on DS9 for five years, under the supervision of showrunners Michael Piller and Ira Steven Behr.[1] During this time, he wrote or co-wrote over thirty episodes in a wide range of styles. These included action-packed episodes with high story-arc importance such as "The Way of the Warrior" and "Call to Arms"; dramatic episodes that focused on character development such as "The Wire" and "Hard Time"; and comedies such as "Family Business" and "Little Green Men".[1]
Andromeda[edit]
In 1999, working from notes by Gene Roddenberry, Wolfe developed the syndicated series Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda. The series premiered in the fall of 2000 as the number one original hour in syndication, a position it held for most of its five-year run.[citation needed]
Wolfe served as head writer and executive producer on Andromeda for its first two seasons. During this time, the series was nominated for two Saturn Awards for Best Syndicated Series and for a Leo Award for Best Dramatic Series.
During the production of the second season, Wolfe claims that he and the studio quarreled over the non-episodic nature of the show and the studio's requests for "more aliens, more space battles, and less internal conflict,"[2][3] eventually resulting in his departure. Actor Kevin Sorbo confirmed the statements, saying that Wolfe, "is a genius, but was developing stories that were too complicated."[2]
SyFy[edit]
Wolfe was an executive producer on the television series The Dresden Files, along with David Simkins, Nicolas Cage,[4] and others. Wolfe and Hans Beimler wrote the screenplay for the pilot and developed the series, which was based on the books by Jim Butcher. It was a production of Lions Gate Television and Saturn Films.[4] It premiered on January 21, 2007, on the Sci Fi Channel. Wolfe subsequently wrote or the teleplays for some episodes in the series.
He is an executive producer on the SyFy series Alphas which premiered in 2011. He also wrote several of the Alphas episodes in 2011 and 2012.
TV movies[edit]
In the period that followed his departure from Deep Space Nine, Wolfe wrote several television pilots. One of these, Futuresport, was released in 1998 as an ABC TV movie starring Dean Cain and Wesley Snipes.
Wolfe teamed up with Hans Beimler to write the 2006 TV movie Scarlett.[5]
Wolfe co-wrote the teleplay for 2010's Riverworld. The "epic adventure" was based on the books by Philip José Farmer.[6] The 178-minute[7] TV movie was released on the Sci Fi Channel.
Other television work[edit]
Wolfe has also written freelance scripts for The Dead Zone and UPN's revival of The Twilight Zone.
In 2004, he served as a consulting producer and writer on the first and fourth seasons of The 4400 on USA Network, helping launch the successful series.
It was announced in 2012 that Wolfe is developing a series titled Defender from Universal Cable Productions, set on the Starship Defender.[8] The project gained ground after the pickup of the series by NBC.
Film career[edit]
Wolfe has written several unproduced features. These include Splicers for 20th Century Fox and Zero Gee for John Woo and Terrance Chang's Lion Rock Productions.
Personal life[edit]
As of 2014, he lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife Celeste and dog Tonka.
Biography
Robert Hewitt Wolfe was born in Waterbury, Connecticut in 1964, the son of a career army officer and a surgical nurse. As an army family, the Wolfes moved frequently before finally settling in San Francisco in the mid-seventies. Robert attempted his first novel when he was ten, his second when he was thirteen, and his third when he was twenty. He never finished any of them. Luckily, in college, he discovered television and film writing, which better suited his short attention span.
Robert attended UCLA, receiving a bachelor's degree in Film and Television and a MFA in Screenwriting. His first screenplay, “Paper Dragons,” placed second in the prestigious Goldwyn awards, earning enough prize money to allow Robert to buy his first computer and filling Robert's head with visions of a quick rise to show business success.
Five years later and weeks away from complete insolvency, Robert sold the story for “A Fistful of Datas” to the series “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” Saved from a bleak future of law school, Robert went on to write the screenplay for the episode and secured a job on the fledgling series “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.”
Robert spent five years working on DS9, under the tutelage of showrunners Michael Piller and Ira Steven Behr. During his time on DS9, he wrote or co-wrote over thirty episodes, ranging from apocalyptic action episodes (“Way of the Warrior,” “A Call to Arms”) to dramatic character studies (“The Wire,” “Hard Time”) to comedic farces (“Family Business,” “Little Green Men”).
After leaving DS9, Robert worked on several pilots, one of which, “Futuresport,” was produced as an ABC TV movie starring Dean Cain and Wesley Snipes.
Robert has also written several (unproduced) features, including “Splicers” for 20th Century Fox and “Zero Gee” for John Woo and Terrance Chang's Lion Rock Productions.
In 1999, working from notes by Gene Roddenberry, Robert developed the syndicated series “Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda.” The series premiered in the fall of 2000 as the number one original hour in syndication, a position it has held for most of its run. Robert served as head writer and executive producer on “Andromeda” for its first two seasons, during which the series was nominated for two Saturn Award for Best Syndicated Series and for a BC Film Commission “Leo” Award for Best Dramatic Series.
Robert left “Andromeda” in the fall of 2001. He's currently pursuing other projects in both television and film.
Robert lives in Los Angeles with his wonderful wife, Celeste, and their slobbery dog, Tonka.
The Goblin Crown
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The Goblin Crown
Robert Hewitt Wolfe. Turner, $16.95 trade paper (336p) ISBN 978-1-68162-612-3
In his first book for children, veteran television writer Wolfe (Elementary) introduces Billy Smith, a well-meaning high school freshman, who not
only makes an enemy of Kurt, the star quarterback, on the first day of school, but also transports himself, Kurt, and a girl named Lexi into another
universe. There, a nation of goblins, led by the ferocious General Sawtooth, is on the verge of defeat and possible extermination at the hands of
the human Hanorian Empire. Naturally, the teens are destined to play a game-changing role in the war. Aiding them is Hop, a wily goblin soldier,
who realizes that Sawtooth is leading his people to destruction. The characters are well-developed, believably imperfect, and multicultural (Billy
himself is biracial); the plot moves briskly; and the goblin dialect--sometimes humorous, sometimes startlingly poignant--is a real strength, as
when a despairing Sawtooth thinks, "It're the world what're insane, that're what she meaned. In a mad world, the only sensible thing are to
embrace the madness." It's a solid start to the Billy and the Goblin series. Ages 11-16. Agent: Paula Munier, Talcott Notch Literary Services.
(Oct.)
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"The Goblin Crown." Publishers Weekly, 19 Sept. 2016, p. 69. General OneFile, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?
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