David Boles
David Boles | |
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Education | MFA |
Alma mater | University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Columbia University |
Occupation | Author, playwright, blogger, publisher |
Website | Official website |
David Boles is an American author and playwright.
Early life
Boles was a child actor, appearing in stage plays including the opera Albert Herring,[1] The King and I,[2] Pippi Longstocking,[3] The Dragon Who Giggled,[4] and Rover Flies Over.[5] Within a few years, Boles was a leading actor for the Lincoln Community Playhouse, after debuting at the age of nine, and won the Playhouse Elsie award as best minor actor in 1978. He attended Robin Mickle Junior High in Lincoln.[6] He also worked in film and television.[7]
In 1979, Boles became an on-air personality for the KFOR radio station, airing the program Unique Youth on Friday, which focused on positive news stories featuring youth in the city of Lincoln, Nebraska.[8] He attended Northeast High School, and in 1982 he began directing, writing, and producing a public access television program for Cablevision in Lincoln called Westborough Crusaders— an eight-part drama. In addition, he continued to work at KFOR, KFRX-FM and provided weekly movie reviews for KOLN/KGIN-TV’s television show Kidding Around.[9][10]
He attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for college, where his stage play A Stone’s Throw was produced by the university in his junior year. He received the John M. Reikes Scholarship from the school’s English department and was a Vreeland scholar. In 1984, his one-act play Cracked Stained Glass won a State University of New York at Purchase, NY playwriting competition.[11] He also received an MFA from Columbia University.[12]
Writing
Books
Boles is the owner of David Boles Books Writing & Publishing.[13] He has also written technology and American Sign Language how-to books for Thompson Course Technology, including Picture Yourself Learning American Sign Language, Level 1, Picture Yourself Learning Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, and Google Apps Administrator Guide.[14] Boles has written books about operating systems since the mid-1990s, including Windows 95 Communication and Online Secrets.[15]
Playwriting
Plays of his that have been optioned or produced include The Unknowable Killing of Little Boy Blue,[16] Máslova (adapted from the Tolstoy novel Resurrection),[17] and a musical version of the film Raising Arizona.[18] He has also written plays for the deaf, and other works through the 2000s.[19] Boles is a blogger, writing David Boles Blogs,[20] and has been a critic of unrestricted community involvement in online research due to its effects on research accuracy and point of view.[21]
Publishing
Boles was the founder, writer, and editor of Go Inside Magazine,[22] an online publication.[23] He also wrote for and founded Urban Semiotic.[24][25][26]
References
- ↑ Bill Wallis (July 9, 1976). "’Albert Herring’ Will be Enjoyed". Lincoln Star.
- ↑ Helen Haggle (October 15, 1974). "Young Actors Having Royal Good Time in “King and I”". Lincoln Star.
- ↑ "Pippi’s Adventures at the Playhouse". Lincoln Journal. February 27, 1977.
- ↑ "Children’s theatre show on this week". Lincoln Journal. August 14, 1977.
- ↑ "”Rover Flies” at the Zoo". Sunday Journal and Star Magazine. June 19, 1977.
- ↑ Patty Beutler (December 23, 1978). "After 4 Years, Acting is in his Blood". Lincoln Star.
- ↑ Justin Mitchell (April 17, 1979). "Student’s imaginations flicker across screens". Lincoln Journal.
- ↑ David Meisenholder (August 2, 1979). "Teen will host new KFOR program". Lincoln Star.
- ↑ David Meisenholder. "At 17, he writes, directs, and produces tv show". Lincoln Journal.
- ↑ Leta Powell Drake (2014). The Calamities of Kalamity Kate: A History of Nebraska's Children's TV Shows. J&L Lee Co. p. 227.
- ↑ "Studio Theatre stages play by student". Lincoln Journal. October 20, 1985.
- ↑ David W. Boles (2008). Picture Yourself Learning Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Thompson Course Technology. p. 5.
- ↑ Hollie McKay (March 25, 2010). "Is Learning Channel's 'Little People' Franchise 21st Century Exploitation of Dwarfism?". FoxNews.com. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ↑ "About the Author". Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ↑ Andy Walker (July 11, 1996). "Venturing into the netherwold of Windows '95" (PDF). Edmonton Journal. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ↑ ALVIN KLEIN (October 3, 1993). "THEATER; A New Season Promises Adventure". New York Times. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ↑ Billy J. Harbin, Kim Marra, and Robert A. Schanke (2005). The Gay & Lesbian Theatrical Legacy: A Biographical Dictionary of Major Figures in American Stage History in the Pre-Stonewall Era. University of Michigan Press. p. 86. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ↑ ALVIN KLEIN (April 4, 1993). "THEATER; Where Do Musicals Come From?". Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ↑ Boles Books
- ↑ John Biggs (January 31, 2012). "Apple Is Totally Serious About That Stuff They Put At The End Of Their Emails". TechCrunch. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ↑ Melissa mcnamara (March 19, 2007). ""300" Fails To Conquer Cyberspace". CBS. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ↑ Maryellen V. Keefe (2014). Casual Affairs: The Life and Fiction of Sally Benson. SUNY Press. p. 441.
- ↑ http://www.telecommander.com/pics/links/application%20software/microsoft/Frontpg98/FrontPage%2098%20Elegant%20&%20Exquisite.htm
- ↑ https://books.google.ca/books?id=X3eZBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA106
- ↑ Lindsay Lieberman (2010). "PROTECTING PAGEANT PRINCESSES: A CALL FOR STATUTORY REGULATION OF CHILD BEAUTY PAGEANTS" (PDF). Journal of Law and Policy. p. 758.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20061128204643/http:/urbansemiotic.com/