John S. Friedman

Background

Friedman, John S. Son of Arnold and Judith Friedman.

Education

Bachelor, Columbia College, New York City, 1964. Master of Science, Columbia Graduate School Journalism, New York City, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, New York City, 1974.

Career

Assistant professor State University of New York, College Old Westbury, New York, since 2007.

Achievements

• John S. Friedman has been listed as a noteworthy educator, filmmaker, journalist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• Other Work

  • Producer: (documentary film) Hotel Terminus: The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie (Academy Award for best documentary feature, 1989). Co-director: Stealing the Fire (Among ten best of the year by International Documentary Association, 2002). Editor: (book) First Harvest: The Institute for Policy Studies, 1963-1983, The Secret Histories: Hidden Truths That Challenged the Past and Changed the World.
    
    Author: Out of the Blue: A History of Lightning: Science, Superstition, and Amazing Stories of Survival.

Membership

Member of Authors' Guild.

Interests

• Travel, tennis, movies.

Connections

Married Kathleen M. McCaffrey, October 14, 1983. 1 child Julia.

Father:

Arnold Friedman

Mother:

Judith Friedman

Spouse:

Kathleen M. McCaffrey

child:

Julia Friedman