John Blair Vornholt (born February 14, 1951) is an American author, screenwriter and journalist. As an author, he has written numerous media

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s, including many ''

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...

novels A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itself ...

. As a screenwriter, he worked on several animated children's series of the 1980s, including ''

Ghostbusters ''Ghostbusters'' is a 1984 American supernatural comedy film directed and produced by Ivan Reitman, and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. It stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, and Ramis as Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, and Egon Spengler, thr ...

'', '' Dennis the Menace'' and ''

Beverly Hills Teens ''Beverly Hills Teens'' is an American animated children's television program produced by DIC Animation City. Distributed by Access Syndication and originally airing in first-run syndication in the United States from September 21, 1987 through De ...

''. As a journalist, he has worked as lead writer for ''

The Hollywood Reporter ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly large ...

'' and ''

Tucson Weekly The ''Tucson Weekly'' is an alternative newsweekly that was founded in 1984 by Douglas Biggers and Mark Goehring, and serves the Tucson, Arizona, metropolitan area of about 1,000,000 residents. The paper is a member of the Association of Alter ...

''.

Bibliography

Original works

*''The Troll King'' *''The Troll Queen'' *''The Troll Treasure'' *''The First Third'' (play) *''How To Sneak Into The Girls’ Locker Room''

Babylon 5

*Book One ''Voices'' *Book Three ''Blood Oath''

Buffy and Angel

*'' Coyote Moon'' *'' Seven Crows''

Dinotopia

*''Riverquest'' *''Sabertooth Mountain'' *''Dolphin Watch''

Final Fantasy

*''Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within'' (YA version)

Flight 29 Down

*''

The Seven "The Seven" is the 123rd episode of the NBC sitcom ''Seinfeld''. This was the 13th episode for the seventh season, originally airing on February 1, 1996. In this episode, Elaine and Kramer turn to Newman to resolve a dispute over which of them ...

'' *'' The Return''

Marvel

*''Spider-Man: Valley Of The Lizard''

Primal Rage

*The Avatars

Star Trek

*''Masks'' *''Contamination'' *''Sanctuary'' *''War Drums'' *''

Star Trek Generations ''Star Trek Generations'' is a 1994 American science fiction film and the seventh film in the Star Trek (film series), ''Star Trek'' film series. Malcolm McDowell joins cast members from the 1960s television show ''Star Trek: The Original Ser ...

'' *''Capture the Flag'' *''Antimatter'' *'' Rogue Saucer'' *''Aftershock'' *''Crossfire'' *'' Star Trek: First Contact'' *''Mind Meld'' *'' Behind Enemy Lines'' * ''Tunnel Through the Stars'' *'' Star Trek: Insurrection'' *''Quarantine'' *''Gemworld, Book One'' *''Gemworld, Book Two'' *''The Captain and the King'' *''The Genesis Wave'' series *'' Star Trek: Nemesis'' *''Genesis Force'' *'' A Time to Be Born'' *'' A Time to Die''

Filmography

*1986 - ''

'' *1986 - '' Dennis the Menace'' *1987 - ''

'' *1987 - ''

Dinosaucers ''Dinosaucers'' is a 1987 animated television series co-produced in the United States and Canada, produced by DIC Animation City and distributed in syndication in the US by Coca-Cola Telecommunications. The show was created by producer Michael ...

'' *1987 - ''

Sylvanian Families is a line of collectible anthropomorphic animal figurines made of flocked plastic. They were created by the Japanese gaming company Epoch in 1985 and distributed worldwide by a number of companies. History Beginning and growth At the beginning ...

'' *1988 - ''A Whole Lotta Fun'' *1990 - ''

The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 ''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3'' is an animated television series. It premiered on September 8, 1990, on NBC. It is the second animated series to be based on Nintendo's ''Mario'' video game series and is loosely based on the video game ' ...

'' *1990 - ''

The New Adventures of He-Man ''The New Adventures of He-Man'' is an animated series which ran in syndication in the fall of 1990 while Mattel released the toy line He-Man, an update of their Masters of the Universe line. The cartoon series was intended to be a continuation of ...

References

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* * 1951 births Living people 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists People from Marion, Ohio Novelists from Ohio American male novelists American television writers American male screenwriters American male television writers 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers Screenwriters from Ohio {{Buffyverse-stub