- Jesse Kellerman
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Jesse Kellerman (born September 1, 1978) is an American novelist and playwright. He has published four novels: Sunstroke (2006), Trouble (2007), The Genius (2008), and The Executor (2010). For his play, Things Beyond Our Control, he was honored with a Princess Grace Award, which recognizes emerging talent in theater, dance, and film in the U.S.
Kellerman was born in Los Angeles, California, the oldest son of the bestselling mystery novelists Faye Kellerman and Jonathan Kellerman. He studied psychology at Harvard and playwriting at Brandeis University. In 1994 he published a book of children's poetry, Daddy, daddy, can you touch the sky?, with Jonathan Kellerman. For a time he served as lead guitarist for the LA-based indie rock band Don't Shoot the Dog. He is an Orthodox Jew, as are his parents and resides in California with his wife Gabriella and his son Oscar.
Bibliography
- Sunstroke (2006)
- Trouble (2007)
- The Genius (2008) (published in the UK as The Brutal Art)
- The Executor (2010)
External links
Categories:- 1978 births
- Living people
- People from Beverly Hills, California
- American novelists
- Harvard University alumni
- Brandeis University alumni
- American dramatists and playwrights
- American Orthodox Jews
- Jewish American dramatists and playwrights
- American novelist, 1970s birth stubs
- American dramatist and playwright stubs
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