Steve Adams (writer)

Steve Adams in 2022

Steve Adams (born Steven Saint Lawrence Adams, February 8, 1947)[citation needed] is an American author and screenwriter who also uses the penname Waldo Mellon.[1] He wrote Envy (2004), starring Ben Stiller and Jack Black.[2] Adams conceived the idea with long-time friend Larry David.[3] They met while both were comedy writers for Fridays, a Saturday Night Live inspired show in the early 1980s.[4][5] Adams also wrote Waiting for Forever (2010)[6] starring Tom Sturridge, Rachel Bilson, and Blythe Danner[7] as well as No Stranger Than Love (2015)[8] starring Alison Brie and Colin Hanks.

In 2014, Adams wrote and self-published his first book What's What And What To Do About It[9] under the pen name Waldo Mellon.[10][11] The book was published in March 1, 2022 by Seven Stories Press.[12]

Early life and family

Adams's uncle is Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007), an American novelist known for satirical, science fiction.[13] In 1958, Adams' mother, Alice Vonnegut Adams, died of cancer two days after her husband, James Carmalt Adams, was killed in a train accident. Vonnegut, Alice's brother, adopted Adams and his three brothers and raised them in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.[14][15] Adams graduated from Dartmouth College in 1969 with B.A. in English. He currently lives in Massachusetts, with his wife Jeannie.[16]

References

  1. ^ Envy, retrieved 2022-07-27
  2. ^ "No stepping around it: 'Envy' is a waste of talent". Los Angeles Times. 2004-04-30. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  3. ^ "The Secret History of Larry David's New Movie". Esquire. 2013-08-08. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  4. ^ Wallace, Benjamin (2015-01-25). "Sitting Shiva With Larry David". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  5. ^ "The Secret History of Larry David's New Movie". Esquire. 2013-08-08. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  6. ^ "Review: "Waiting for Forever" Paints an Unintentionally Frightening Picture of Young Love". Observer. 2011-02-02. Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  7. ^ "Waiting for Forever". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  8. ^ Renner, Brian D. "Everything You Need to Know About No Stranger Than Love Movie (2016): May. 3, 2016 - added comedy as a genre". Movie Insider. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  9. ^ Mellon, Waldo (2014). What's what and what to do about it. [Place of publication not identified]: [Waldo Mellon/CreateSpace]. ISBN 978-1-5005-4551-2. OCLC 905542140.
  10. ^ "What's What and What to Do About It by Waldo Mellon: 9781644210383 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  11. ^ Larson, Steve. "1969 | Dartmouth Alumni Magazine | JULY | AUGUST 2017". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  12. ^ Mellon, Waldo (2022). What's what and what to do about it : answers you didn't know you wanted to questions you didn't know you had. New York. ISBN 978-1-64421-038-3. OCLC 1289274483.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  13. ^ "Kurt Vonnegut | Books, Slaughterhouse-Five, Biography, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  14. ^ Farrell, Susan (2009). Critical Companion to Kurt Vonnegut: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4381-0023-4.
  15. ^ "13 Apr 2007, 4 - Daily Hampshire Gazette at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  16. ^ Aug 2017, Jul-. "Class Note 1969". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 2022-07-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)