Noam Friedlander

Noam Friedlander
Born	October , 8(08-10-00) London, United Kingdom
Occupation	Writer

Noam Friedlander is an author, scriptwriter, TV reviewer, columnist, interviewer and feature writer. She has written 13 non-fiction books on subjects ranging from sport, religion, entertainment and children’s names as well as having over a decade of experience as a journalist for various broadsheets and magazines. She also writes scripts for TV and worked on the final UK TV series Dream Team, which was on Sky1, as well as being the Question Writer and working on the production team for the UK version of US show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader, which was also shown on Sky1 as Are You Smarter Than a 10-Year Old.^[1]

She is frequently thought to be the son of Rabbi Albert Friedlander. However, she is, in fact, his daughter.

Her last book What Is Opus Dei has been translated into several languages and published worldwide.^[2][3][4]

In 2008, Noam Friedlander was shot in the 'back fat' while walking down the street in Los Angeles and wrote about it for The Guardian.^[5] While in LA, Friedlander has been writing extensively for Stella, the Sunday supplement of The Sunday Telegraph interviewing celebrities such as Diane Kruger, Rose Byrne, Chelsea Handler, Kelly Reilly, Amanda Seyfried and Drew Barrymore.^{[6][7][8][9][10][11]}

Due to her extensive writing career, Friedlander is also a member of the Authors Guild, America's leading advocate for writers' interests.^[12]

Selected bibliography

• What Is Opus Dei, July 2005.
• The Paragon Book of Babies Names, May 2001.
• The Mammoth Book of Sports, June 1999.
• Sophie: A Royal Wedding Souvenir, May 1999. A biography of The Countess of Wessex.
• Heroes: Ryan Giggs, June 1997. HarperCollins. (Under pseudonym)
• Heroes: David Seaman, June 1997. HarperCollins. (Introduction, as Noam Friedlander)
• Heroes: David Beckham, June 1997. HarperCollins. (Under pseudonym)

External links

• Amazon book list
• Times article on Opus Dei
• imdb.com entry
• Article on Geena Davis
• Article in the Guardian
• Official site
• Article in the Guardian
• First Person Article in the Guardian
• Authors Guild

References

1. ^ Are You Smarter IMDB link
2. ^ Turkish copy of What Is Opus Dei
3. ^ Czech copy of What Is Opus Dei
4. ^ Czech copy of What Is Opus Dei
5. ^ Guardian First Person Article
6. ^ Diane Kruger interview
7. ^ Rose Byrne interview
8. ^ Chelsea Handler interview
9. ^ Kelly Reilly interview
10. ^ Amanda Seyfried interview
11. ^ Drew Barrymore interview
12. ^ Authors Guild

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