Allan Reed Folsom (December 9, 1941 – May 16, 2014) was an American screenwriter and novelist.

Early life

Folsom was born in

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on December 9, 1941, and grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. He studied communications at

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and graduated in 1963.

Career

After graduation, he worked as a camera man, editor, writer and producer in

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. He then wrote scripts for TV series and films, such as '' Hart to Hart''. He wrote five books: ''The Day After Tomorrow'' (1994), ''Day of Confession'' (1998), ''The Exile'' (2004), ''The Machiavelli Covenant'' (2006) and ''The Hadrian Memorandum'' (2009). His first novel, '' The Day After Tomorrow'', was published in 1994, debuted at #3 on the ''New York Times'' bestseller list and netted over 1.2 million copies.

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and Warner Books purchased the novel for $2 million - the highest amount at that time for a first-time novelist.

Personal life

Folsom married Karen Glick in 1979. They lived in

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with their daughter Riley. Folsom died there on May 16, 2014, at the age of 72 of metastatic

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.Daniel E. Slotnik
''Allan Folsom, Screenwriter and Novelist, Dies at 72.''
In:

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, May 22, 2014.

Bibliography

#'' The Day After Tomorrow'' (1994) #''Day of Confession'' (1998) #''The Exile'' (2004) #''The Machiavelli Covenant'' (2006) #''The Hadrian Memorandum'' (2009)

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References

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