Steven E. Anzovin (September 10, 1954 – December 25, 2005) was an author and editor of reference and computer books, a computer journalist, and the co-founder of Anzovin Studio, a computer animation company. He wrote and edited 25 books and more than 300 magazine articles and was a pioneering advocate for green computing.
Biography
Anzovin was born in
Hartford, Connecticut, on September 10, 1954. His parents were Beverly (Gold) French, of
Flat Rock, North Carolina, and Russell Ames (born Anzovin).
[
] Anzovin grew up in
Wethersfield, Connecticut
Wethersfield is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut. It is located immediately south of Hartford along the Connecticut River. Its population was 27,298 at the time of the 2020 census.
Many records from colonial times spell the name ...
, where he attended the public schools.
He studied at the
University of Connecticut
The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from H ...
and graduated from
Connecticut College
Connecticut College (Conn College or Conn) is a private liberal arts college in New London, Connecticut. It is a residential, four-year undergraduate institution with nearly all of its approximately 1,815 students living on campus. The college w ...
with a
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four year ...
in studio art, cum laude, in 1976. In 1980 he received his
Master of Fine Arts in New Media from
Pratt Institute.
From 1981 to 2005, Anzovin and his wife, Janet Podell, ran a freelance writing and editing business, first in Englewood, NJ, and later in
Amherst, MA
Amherst () is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Connecticut River valley. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,263, making it the highest populated municipality in Hampshire County (although the county seat ...
.
They specialized in compiling historical reference books, including many volumes in
H.W. Wilson Company
The H. W. Wilson Company, Inc. is a publisher and indexing company that was founded in 1898 and is located in The Bronx, New York. It provides print and digital content aimed at patrons of public school, college, and professional libraries in bot ...
’s ''
Famous First Facts ''Famous First Facts'' is a book listing "First Happenings, Discoveries and Inventions in the United States". The book's seventh edition (), published in March 2015 — includes more than 8,000 entries on 1,400 pages.
The book was originally publi ...
'' and
Facts About the Presidents series. For 14 years, they also compiled ''
Art in America's'' Annual Guide to Galleries, Museums, and Artists for Brant Publications. Anzovin was senior contributing editor for ''
MacAddict Magazine'', East Coast editor for Computer Entertainment News, contributing editor and columnist for ''
CD-ROM Today
''CD-ROM Today'' was an American magazine targeted at computer users. Published from 1993 to 1996 by Imagine Publishing (now Future US), the magazine was initially issued once every other month, before becoming a monthly. Each issue included soft ...
'', and columnist and feature writer for
Compute Magazine. His book The Green PC: Making Choices That Make a Difference (1993) drew attention to the impact of personal computing on the environment and encouraged readers to take steps to combat computer-generated pollution.
In 2000, Anzovin and his son Raf founded Anzovin Studio in the basement of their home in Amherst, Massachusetts. Anzovin served as President and CEO. Anzovin Studio provided animated content to numerous commercials, games, and made-for-DVD productions, including “
GI Joe: Valor vs Venom” and “
Halo 2
''Halo 2'' is a 2004 first-person shooter game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox console. ''Halo 2'' is the second installment in the ''Halo'' franchise and the sequel to 2001's critically acclaimed '' ...
.” Anzovin and his son also produced several short films during this time, including Duel (2005), Puppet (2001), and Java Noir (1997),
all of which won numerous awards at international animation festivals.
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Works
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Facts about the Presidents
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Speeches of the American Presidents
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Famous First Facts About American Politics
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The green PC: making choices that make a difference
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* '' Famous First Facts: First Happenings, Discoveries and Inventions in the United States''
Death
Anzovin died at his home in Amherst of colon cancer on December 25, 2005, at the age of 51.
Notes and references
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1954 births
2005 deaths
20th-century American non-fiction writers
Writers from Hartford, Connecticut
People from East Amherst, New York
Connecticut College alumni
People from Wethersfield, Connecticut
20th-century American male writers