Jeff Gottesfeld
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Jeff Gottesfeld is an American essayist, novelist, and television writer.
He grew up in Teaneck New Jersey, attended Teaneck High School, Colby College, and then the University Of San Francisco School Of Law, where he was president of his class and a member of the law review. But he only practiced law for less than a year before turning to publishing and writing as a career.
Gottesfeld has written freelance for numerous magazines and newspapers, and continues to publish essays on the ongoing controversy over the Confederate flag, immigration policy, and trends in young adult fiction. Among his favorite authors are Carson McCullers, Flannery O'Connor, Herman Wouk, and George Orwell.
He sits on the executive board of the United Jewish Federation of Utah.
He is the eldest of four children; father is a stockbroker and his mother a psychotherapist. He has been married to Cherie Bennett since 1990. They live in Salt Lake City with their son.
[edit] Television Series & Film
- The Young And The Restless (Script Writer: December 14, 2006- Present)
- Broken Bridges (2006)
- Girls Got Game (Procter & Gamble Televest Productions 2006)
- As The World Turns (Breakdown writer: 2005)
- Smallville (Writer: 2001)
- Port Charles (Story Consultant: 1998)
- Another World (Story Consultant: 1997)
[edit] Books
Book Series
- Dawson's Creek (seven original novels)
- Mirror Image (four book series)
Six Book Series
- University Hospital
- Teen Angels
- Trash
Other Books
- A Heart Divided
- Anne Frank And Me
