Noam Friedlander is an author, award-winning scriptwriter, playwright, columnist, interviewer and feature writer. She has written 14 non-fiction books on subjects ranging from sport, religion, entertainment and children's names as well as having over 20 years of experience as a journalist for various

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s and magazines. She also writes scripts for TV and worked on the final UK TV series '' Dream Team'', which was on

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, as well as being the Question Writer and working on the production team for the UK version of US show '' Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader'', which was also shown on Sky1 as '' Are You Smarter Than a 10-Year-Old''.

Screen writing awards

In 2015, Noam was a finalist in The Beverly Hills Film Festival Competition for her script ''The Red'', which was previously a play performed at the Piven Theatre Workshop in Chicago in 2014 under the direction of Joyce Piven. In August 2015, the script for ''The Red'' received an 'Honorable Mention' at WilliFest's Screenplay Competition. (WilliFest is also known as

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's Williamsburg International Film Festival). In October 2015, her script ''The Red'' was the winner of the Screenplay Competition at the San Pedro International Film Festival. In June 2016, ''The Red'' was a quarter-finalist at the Austin Revolution Film Festival. In August 2016, the script for ''The Red'' was a ‘Preliminary Finalist’ at the 2016 Creative World Awards. The same script was also a 'second rounder' at the

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. In October 2016, ''The Red'' was a runner-up at the Denver Film Festival. Finally, in January 2017, her script ''The Red'' was the winner of the Best Historical Screenplay Competition at the Mediterranean Film Festival Winter Edition.

Other

She is daughter of Rabbi

Albert Friedlander Albert Hoschander Friedlander OBE (10 May 1927 – 8 July 2004) was a rabbi and teacher. Early life and education Albert Friedlander was born on 10 May 1927 in Berlin, the son of a textile broker, Alex Friedlander (d. 1956) and Sali Friedlan ...

. Her 2005 book ''What Is Opus Dei'' has been translated into several languages and published worldwide. In 2008, Noam Friedlander was shot in the back by a sniper while walking down the street in Los Angeles and wrote about it for ''

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''. While in LA, Friedlander has been writing extensively for ''Stella'', the Sunday supplement of ''

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'' interviewing celebrities such as

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, Rose Byrne, Chelsea Handler,

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and Drew Barrymore. In 2015, she interviewed Salma Hayek for the cover of the deluxe edition of ES magazine (part of the

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). Due to her prolific writing career, Friedlander is also a member of the

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, America's leading advocate for writers' interests. In 2011, Friedlander set up a film production company to champion independent films. She has taken part in a number of 'story telling' shows while living in Los Angeles including Anna David's show True Tales of Lust and Love and the famed Write Club event at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles. In November 2012, Friedlander's best-selling biography of

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was published in both Europe and the United States. In June 2017, Noam Friedlander wrote and performed a one-woman show at the

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at Studio C @ The Asylum Theater. The show, 'Behind The Pulpit', featured stories about her father

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. The show was sold out for all of its performances. Noam supports

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Selected bibliography

* ''

'', November 2012 * ''What Is

Opus Dei Opus Dei, formally known as the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei ( la, Praelatura Sanctae Crucis et Operis Dei), is an institution of the Catholic Church whose members seek personal Christian holiness and strive to imbue their work ...

'', July 2005. * ''The Paragon Book of Babies Names'', May 2001. * ''The Mammoth Book of Sports'', June 1999. * ''Sophie: A Royal Wedding Souvenir'', May 1999. A biography of

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. * ''Heroes:

Ryan Giggs Ryan Joseph Giggs (né Wilson; 29 November 1973) is a Welsh football coach and former player. Regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, Giggs played his entire professional career for Manchester United and briefly served as ...

'', June 1997. HarperCollins. (Under pseudonym) * ''Heroes:

David Seaman David Andrew Seaman (born 19 September 1963) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. In a career lasting from 1981 to 2004, he is best known for his time playing for Arsenal. He won 75 caps for England, and is the country' ...

'', June 1997. HarperCollins. (Introduction, as Noam Friedlander) * ''Heroes:

David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham (; born 2 May 1975) is an English former professional footballer, the current president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF and co-owner of Salford City. Known for his range of passing, crossing ability and bending ...

'', June 1997. HarperCollins. (Under pseudonym)

External links

Amazon book list
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Official siteArticle in the GuardianFirst Person Article in the GuardianFriedlander FilmsKaty Perry bookTrue Tales of Lust And Love LA Weekly

References

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