Henry Bromell
Henry Bromell | |
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Born | Alfred Henry Bromell September 19, 1947 Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | March 18, 2013 Santa Monica, California, U.S. | (aged 65)
Alma mater | Eaglebrook School United World College of the Atlantic Amherst College |
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Years active | 1994–2013 |
Spouse(s) | Caroline Thompson (m. 1982-85) Trish Soodik (–2009) Sarah (−2013) |
Children | 2 |
Alfred Henry Bromell (September 19, 1947 – March 18, 2013) was an American novelist, screenwriter, and director.
Career
Bromell joined the crew of NBC police drama Homicide: Life on the Street in 1994. He served as a writer and co-executive producer for the show's third season. He contributed to writing seven episodes for the season. He was promoted to executive producer for the fourth season and wrote a further 17 episodes. He scaled back his involvement with the fifth season and became a consulting producer. He wrote a further two episodes before leaving the crew at the end of the season in 1997. He contributed to a total of 26 episodes as a writer over three seasons with the series. He returned as a co-writer and co-executive producer for the feature-length follow-up Homicide: The Movie in 2000.
He wrote and produced for many television series, including
Bromell wrote and directed the feature film Panic (2000), which was nominated for the top prize at the Deauville Film Festival, and tele-movie Last Call (aka Fitzgerald), with Jeremy Irons playing writer F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Bromell co-wrote the pilot of the USA Network TV series Falling Water, which he co-created with Blake Masters.[3]
Personal life
Bromell attended
Bromell's first wife was the screenwriter and director Caroline Thompson. He then married writer Trish Soodik, who died of cancer in January 2009; they had a son, William. His third wife was Sarah.
Bromell died March 18, 2013, of a heart attack, at UCLA Santa Monica hospital at age 65.[8][9]
Selected bibliography
- The Slightest Distance (1974) Houghton Mifflin, ISBN 978-0-395-19408-9
- I Know Your Heart, Marco Polo: Stories (1979) Knopf, ISBN 978-0-394-50116-1
- Follower: A Novel (1983) Simon & Schuster, ISBN 978-0-671-43271-3
- Little America (2002) Vintage, ISBN 978-0-375-71891-5
References
- ^ Harnick, Chris (September 22, 2013). "Henry Bromell Wins Posthumous Emmy For 'Homeland'". Huffington Post. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
- ^ a b "Primetime Emmy Awards Advanced Search". Emmys.org. Archived from the original on April 3, 2009. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ Warren, Andrew. "A Tennessee tale: Dolly Parton's most famous story is coming to the screen". TV Media.
- ^ Henry Bromell "Honour bound", The New Yorker, October 11, 2010
- New York Times Book Review
- New York Times Book Review
- New York Times
- ^ Braxton, Greg (March 19, 2013). "Henry Bromell, 'Homeland' executive producer, dies at 65". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on April 8, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ "'Homeland' producer Henry Bromell dies at 65". USA Today. March 19, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
External links
- Henry Bromell at IMDb