Tom Baum (born 1940 in New York) is an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story writer. A graduate of Harvard, where he majored in math, he's best known for writing ''

The Sender ''The Sender'' is a 1982 British psychological horror thriller film directed by Roger Christian and written by Thomas Baum. It stars Kathryn Harrold, Željko Ivanek (in his film debut), Shirley Knight, and Paul Freeman. Plot A young, dish ...

'' and ''

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,'' both of which he wrote directly (as Thomas Baum) for the screen. He lives in

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with his producer wife,

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. He has two sons, Will Baum and

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, and three grandchildren.

Awards and nominations

*Baum has been nominated for several cable awards as a writer and director on '' The Hitchhiker'' ( HBO) * Writers Guild Best TV Movie award for '' Witness to the Execution'' * Writers Guild Paul Selvin award for '' Witness to the Execution'' *Won L.A.'s Eclectic Theatre Company Hurricane Season One-Act Festival for "The Out of Body Treatment for Marital Dysfunction" *Out of the Box Award in a St. Croix, Wisconsin, Festival Theatre Festival *Best Production in N.Y.'s End Time Theatre festival for "Epicenter" *People Magazine's "Beach Book of the Week" for "Out of Body"

Movie Credits

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'' (2008) *
Die with Me
' (2001) *'' Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula'' (2000) *'' Journey to the Center of the Earth (TV miniseries)'' (1999) *''Shattered Mind'' (TV Movie)(1996) *''Kidnapped: In the Line of Duty'' (TV Movie) (1995) *'' Witness to the Execution'' (TV Movie)(1994) *''

Nightmare Cafe ''Nightmare Cafe'' is an American science-fiction television series which aired on NBC for an abridged first season from January to April 1992. While the overall tone of the program was that of a mystical fantasy, it frequently incorporated eleme ...

'' (4 episodes, 1992) *- "Aliens Ate My Lunch" (1992) *- "Sanctuary for a Child" (1992) *- "The Heart of the Mystery" (1992) *- "Dying Well Is the Best Revenge" (1992) *''Night Visions'' (TV Movie)(1990) *''

War of the Worlds ''The War of the Worlds'' is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells, first serialised in 1897 by '' Pearson's Magazine'' in the UK and by ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine in the US. The novel's first appearance in hardcover was i ...

'' (TV series) (story - 1 episode) *''

No Direction Home ''No Direction Home: Bob Dylan'' is a 2005 documentary film by Martin Scorsese that traces the life of Bob Dylan, and his impact on 20th-century American popular music and culture. The film focuses on the period between Dylan's arrival in New ...

'' (1989) *''The Haunting of Sarah Hardy'' (TV Movie 1989) *''The Hitchhiker'' (TV Series) (written by - 3 episodes, 1987) (teleplay - 3 episodes, 1985 - 1986) (story - 1 episode, 1986) *- "Made for Each Other" (1987) *- "Doctor's Orders" (1987) *- "Minuteman" (1987) *- "The Curse" (1986) *- "Ghostwriter" (1986) *- "WGOD" (1986) *'' The Manhattan Project'' (1986) *''Secret Weapons'' (TV Movie) (1985) *''

'' (1982) *''

'' (1980) *''

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'' (1980) *''

ABC Afterschool Specials ''ABC Afterschool Special'' is an American television anthology series that aired on ABC from October 4, 1972, to January 23, 1997, usually in the late afternoon on weekdays. Most episodes were dramatically presented situations, often controver ...

'' (TV Series) (screenplay - 1 episode, 1977) (screenwriter - 1 episode, 1976) (writer - 1 episode, 1976) *- "The Horrible Honchos" (1977) *- "P.J. and the President's Son" (1976) *- "The Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon" (1976)

Books

* ''

Hugo the Hippo Hugo or HUGO may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hugo'' (film), a 2011 film directed by Martin Scorsese * Hugo Award, a science fiction and fantasy award named after Hugo Gernsback * Hugo (franchise), a children's media franchise based on ...

'' * ''It Looks Alive To Me!'' * ''Out Of Body'' * ''The Sender'' * ''We Remember Everything * ''Counterparts'' (Dial Press,1970)

Short Stories

* ''Lost and Found'' (Playboy. Best SF 1974) * ''Backward, Turn Backward'' (Playboy. Best Short Stories 1972) * ''On Location'' (Playboy) * ''The Big Pieces'' (Playboy) * ''The Farabi Connection'' (Playgirl) * ''The Rebirth of Yost'' (Playboy) * ''A Friend in Need'' (Transatlantic Review)

Short Films

Co-directed with Dennis Lo * ''Kansas City Gork'' * ''Come Dance With Me'' * ''The Catman's Primal Scene''

Produced Plays

*''Wonk Love'' *''The Great Outdoors'' *''Ashley Saves the World'' *''Taps for Paps'' *''SchadenFriday'' *''The Out of Body Treatment for Marital Dysfunction'' *''Don't Empty the Frog (We Are Not Alone)'' *''Human Services'' *''Front Door Open'' *''Epicenter'' *''Endangered Species'' *''Dork Love'' *''Breach'' *''Shock Therapy'' *''Toby 24/7 Gets Lucky'' *''Free Pass'' *''Frenemies'' *''Last One Under'' *''Kalifa Reports for Treatment'' *''Sperm''

Miscellaneous

Tom Baum was a columnist for Filmmaking Review, and columnist and puzzlemaster for the Innuendo, a Los Angeles free paper. He taught screenwriting at UCLA and USC.

References

External links

Tom Baum on Filmmaking Review
* 1940 births Living people American television writers American male television writers Harvard College alumni University of Southern California faculty University of California, Los Angeles faculty {{US-tv-writer-stub