John Griesemer (born 5 December 1947 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is an American author, journalist, and actor. He lives with his wife Faith Catlin and two children in

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. He is best known for his novel ''Signal and Noise''.

Life

John Griesemer graduated from the

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in New Jersey and

Dickinson College , mottoeng = Freedom is made safe through character and learning , established = , type = Private liberal arts college , endowment = $645.5 million (2022) , president = J ...

in Pennsylvania. He first worked as a journalist for local newspapers. While working for a newspaper in Lebanon, New Hampshire, he wrote an article about a local theatre company. The director persuaded him to work for that local theatre company. He did so for two years, playing everything from Romeo in ''

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'' to children's theater. This way he came to the theater and the movies. After moving to New York City in 1977 he studied acting with Robert Lewis. In 1980, he starred in the world premiere of ''Close Ties'' by

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, alongside Margaret Barker and

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. "A remarkable production of a lovely and loving play," said critic Jeffery Borak, who also called Griesemer's performance "remarkable." He acted in the films ''Malcolm X'', ''

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'' and ''The Crucible'', along with the miniseries ''The Langoliers''. He also wrote short stories and novels. In 2000 he published his first novel ''

No One Thinks of Greenland ''No One Thinks Of Greenland'' is a 2003 novel by John Griesemer, upon which the film ''Guy X'' was based. Plot summary The book is set after the Korean War. The novel follows the misadventures of the character Rudy Spruance who has been mista ...

'' which was adapted into film in 2005 as ''

Guy X ''Guy X'' is a 2005 black comedy war film directed by Saul Metzstein, based on the novel '' No One Thinks Of Greenland'' by John Griesemer. The movie stars Jason Biggs, Natascha McElhone, Jeremy Northam, and Michael Ironside. Plot It is 1979, four ...

''. His novel ''Signal & Noise'', which deals with transatlantic telephone cables, was on the bestseller list for several weeks.

Novels

* ''Signal & Noise'' * ''No One Thinks of Greenland''

References

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