Tom Baum

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Tom Baum, born 1940 in New York is an American playwright and screenwriter best known for writing The Sender and Carny. He lives in Los Angeles with his producer wife, Carol Baum. He has two sons and three grandchildren.

Awards and Nominations

  • Baum has been nominated for several cable awards as a writer and director on HBO's The Hitchhiker
  • Writers Guild Best TV Movie award for Witness to the Execution
  • Won L.A.'s Eclectic Theatre Company Hurricane Season One-Act Festival for "The Out of Body Treatment for Marital Dysfunction"
  • Out of the Box Award in a St. Croix, Wisconsin, Festival Theatre Festival
  • Best Production in N.Y.'s End Time Theatre festival for "Epicenter"

Writing Credits

  • Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008 TV film) (2008)
  • Die with Me (2001)
  • Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula(2000)
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth (TV miniseries)(1999)
  • Shattered Mind (TV Movie)(1996)
  • Kidnapped: In the Line of Duty (TV Movie) (1995)
  • Witness to the Execution (TV Movie)(1994)
  • Nightmare Cafe (4 episodes, 1992)
  • - Aliens Ate My Lunch (1992)
  • - Sanctuary for a Child (1992)
  • - The Heart of the Mystery (1992)
  • - Dying Well Is the Best Revenge (1992)
  • Night Visions (TV Movie)(1990)
  • War of the Worlds (TV Series) (story - 1 episode)
  • No Direction Home (1989)
  • The Haunting of Sarah Hardy (TV Movie 1989)
  • Deadly Nightmares (TV Series) (written by - 3 episodes, 1987) (teleplay - 3 episodes, 1985 - 1986) (story - 1 episode, 1986)
  • - Made for Each Other (1987)
  • - Doctor's Orders (1987)
  • - Minuteman (1987)
  • - The Curse (1986)
  • - Ghostwriter (1986)
  • The Manhattan Project (1986)
  • Secret Weapons (TV Movie) (1985)
  • The Sender (1982)
  • Carny (1980)
  • Simon (1980 film)
  • ABC Afterschool Specials (TV Series) (screenplay - 1 episode, 1977) (screenwriter - 1 episode, 1976) (writer - 1 episode, 1976)
  • - The Horrible Honchos (1977)
  • - P.J. and the President's Son (1976)
  • - The Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon (1976)

Books

Produced Plays

  • Wonk Love
  • The Great Outdoors
  • Ashley Saves the World
  • Taps for Paps
  • SchadenFriday
  • The Out of Body Treatment for Marital Dysfunction
  • Don't Empty the Frog (We Are Not Alone)
  • Cadaver Love
  • Inside/Out
  • Epicenter
  • Vignettes for the Apocalypse
  • Dork Love

Blogs

Tom Baum has been a columnist for Filmmaking Review online magazine since 2012 [1]

See also

References

External links

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