Ed Spielman (born in

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, New York City, US) is a writer and producer. He is one of the creators of the TV series ''

Kung Fu Chinese martial arts, often called by the umbrella terms kung fu (; ), kuoshu () or wushu (), are multiple fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in Greater China. These fighting styles are often classified according to common ...

''. Spielman wrote the

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and

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for the series pilot, which has been credited as "the first American Martial Arts film." He also created the TV series ''

The Young Riders ''The Young Riders'' is an American western television series created by Ed Spielman that presents a fictionalized account of a group of young Pony Express riders (some of whom are young versions of legendary figures in Old West history) based at ...

'' starring

Stephen Baldwin Stephen Andrew Baldwin (born May 12, 1966) is an American actor, producer and director. He has appeared in the films ''Born on the Fourth of July'' (1989), ''Posse'' (1993), ''8 Seconds'' (1994), ''Threesome'' (1994), ''The Usual Suspects'' (19 ...

and

Josh Brolin Joshua James Brolin (; born February 12, 1968) is an American actor. He has appeared in films such as ''The Goonies'' (1985), ''Mimic'' (1997), ''Hollow Man'' (2000), ''Grindhouse'' (2007), ''No Country for Old Men'' (2007), '' American Gangste ...

, and co-created with his brother the series ''

Dead Man's Gun ''Dead Man's Gun'' was a western anthology series on Showtime from 1997 to 1999. The series followed the travels of a gun as it passed to a new character in each episode. The gun would change the life of whoever possessed it. Each episode was n ...

''. Spielman authored a biography of

Joe Greenstein Joseph L. Greenstein (January 2, 1893 – October 8, 1977), better known as The Mighty Atom, was a 20th-century strongman. Early life Greenstein was born to a Jewish family in Suwałki, Poland, in 1893. As a child he suffered from respiratory ...

titled ''The Mighty Atom: The Life and Times of Joseph L. Greenstein'', released in 1979. According to a reviewer with the

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, ''The Mighty Atom'' was "one of the year's best books.". The book was later rereleased as "The Spiritual Journey of Joseph L. Greenstein: The Mighty Atom, World's Strongest Man". The

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has awarded Spielman personally the Western Heritage Award four times, and his shows seven times.

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