Roderick Taylor

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Roderick Taylor
Roderick Taylor and Bruce A. Taylor
Other names	Rod Taylor Roderick Falconer
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, poet, recording artist, television producer, television director
Years active	1972–present

Roderick Taylor, also known as Rod Taylor or Roderick Falconer, is an American poet, recording artist, screenwriter, television producer and television director.^[1]

Taylor is the father of screenwriter and television/film producer Bruce A. Taylor with whom he often collaborates.

Career

Taylor holds an MA from

While still at Stanford, Taylor moonlighted as a singer in a rock band and started writing songs. He signed with

Taylor then began write story ideas and screenplays for television and film, often with his son Bruce, leading to the scripts for theatrical movies such as

He wrote the scripts for American Outlaws (2001) The Brave One (2007). In 2009, Taylor and son Bruce completed work on Open Graves, a contemporary horror film.

He won a

When not writing for television and film Roderick teaches creative writing at Stanford University.

Selected filmography

Discography

Albums

• Rod Taylor (Asylum, 1973)
• New Nation (United Artists, 1976)
• Victory in Rock City (United Artists, 1977)
• Straight (Metronome Musik [Germany], 1980)
• Rules of Attraction (MCA, 1984)

Poetry

• Florida East Coast Champion Photo by Annie Leibovitz
• the sex life of fire

References

External links

• Roderick Taylor at
  IMDb