Donald F. Glut
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| Born: | February 19, 1944 Pecos, Texas |
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| Occupation: | Film director, screenwriter, actor writer |
Donald F. Glut is an American writer, motion picture director, screenwriter and actor.
He is perhaps best known for writing the novelization of the second Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes Back.
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[edit] Amateur filmmaker
From 1953 to 1969, Glut made a total of 41 amateur films, on subjects ranging from dinosaurs, to unauthorized adaptations of such characters as Superman, The Spirit and Spider-Man.
Due to publcity he received in the pages of Forrest J. Ackerman's magazines such as Famous Monsters of Filmland, Glut was able to achieve a degree of notoriety based on his work. This allowed him to increase the visibility of his films by obtaining the services of known actors such as Kenne Duncan and Glenn Strange (who reprised his most famous role as the Frankenstein Monster for Glut).
His final amateur film was 1969's Spider-Man, after which Glut moved into professional work full-time.
[edit] Professional career
Over the next decades, Glut pursued a variety of professions in the entertainment field. He worked heavily as a screenwriter, working mostly in children's television on shows such as Shazam!, Land of the Lost, The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians and G.I. Joe.
He was also repsonsible for creating the characters and backstory for the Masters of the Universe toy line, which served as the basis for the popular TV show.
With the relase of 1996's Dinosaur Valley Girls, Glut began a professional directing career that has seen him selm several exploitation-style films, such as Scarlett Countess (2001) and Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood (2004).
[edit] Writing credits
In addition to the Empire novelization, written in 1980 and still in print, Glut has written over a dozen full novels and several children's books.
He has also written for comic books such as Ghost Rider, Solomon Kane and the Marvel run of Star Wars.
[edit] External links
- Donald F. Glut at the Internet Movie Database
- Donald F. Glut Website Official personal website.
- Frontline Entertainment Glut's production company website.
- I Was A Teenage Movie Maker Website devoted to Glut's amateur films.
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