C. M. Rubin

C. M. Rubin is a children's book writer. She is also the author of The Real Alice in Wonderland, a biography of Alice Liddell.

Biography

C. M. Rubin was born in Georgetown, Guyana. She is the second child in a family of 6 children, all of whom live in England except for her. Her mother is of Portuguese and Irish descent, and her father is of Scottish and English descent.

After the independence of Guyana from Great Britain, C. M. and her family migrated to the United States, and from there, moved to various countries where C. M.'s father was working, including Zambia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates. She went to school in many of these countries and eventually matriculated in Sacred Heart preparatory school in England. After graduating from Sacred Heart, she attended the University of Worcester and studied under the prominent dancer and choreographer Joan Russell.

After leaving Worcester, she worked for Lew Grade at ITC Entertainment. Later, she became Marketing and PR Director for the video division of Columbia Pictures in the UK. In 1988, she moved to New York City and became Director of PR and Marketing for GoodTimes Entertainment. While at a film industry conference, C. M. met Harry M. Rubin, founding partner of Boston Beer Company, who was then a senior executive at NBC. They were married in 1990. In 1992, Harry and C. M. Rubin created and launched the award winning board game, Let's Buy Hollywood. Proceeds from the game were donated to children's charities around the world.

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