
Alan Dean Foster net worth is
$5 Million
Alan Dean Foster Wiki Biography
Alan Dean Foster (born November 18, 1946) is an American author of fantasy and science fiction, with many series to his credit as well as a large number of single novels. He is especially prolific in his novelizations of film scripts.He earned a bachelor's degree in political science and a MFA from the University of California, Los Angeles and currently resides in Prescott, Arizona, with his wife. Net Worth | $5 Million |
Date Of Birth | November 18, 1946 |
Place Of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
Profession | Writer |
Nationality | American |
IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0287669 |
Nominations | Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Locus Award for Best Novel |
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1 | [dedicating his novelization of Terminator Salvation (2009)] For Brian Thomsen, who would have approved. But who left much too soon. In appreciation and friendship. |
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1 | Cousin of Lesley Gore and Michael Gore. |
2 | Nephew of Batman (1966) producer Howie Horwitz. |
3 | Currently resides in Prescott, Arizona, in a house built of brick that was salvaged from a turn-of-the-century miners' brothel. |
4 | Received his Master's degree in Fine Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles. |
5 | Received his Bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles. |
6 | Foster was one of the first authors to write a book about the Star Wars characters having nothing to do with George Lucas' original trilogy storyline. Its titled "Splinter of the Mind's Eye" and was written after the first Star Wars film, centering on adventures featuring Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia Organa. |
7 | Foster's love of exotic places has taken him to Europe, Asia, through the Pacific Ocean, and the back roads of Tanzania and Kenya. He has lived in Tahiti and French Polynesia. He has rappeled into New Mexico's fabled Lechugilla Cave, pan-fried piranha in Peru, whitewater-rafted the length of the Zambezi's Batoka Gorge, and driven solo the length and breadth of Namibia. |
8 | Foster's fiction includes science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery and westerns. He has written non-fiction articles on film, science and scuba diving, as well as having produced the novelizations of many films, including Star Wars, the first three Alien films, and Alien Nation. |
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Welcome to Paradox | 1998 | TV Series story - 1 episode | |
Star Trek: The Motion Picture | 1979 | story | |
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Between the Lines | 2016 | Video documentary short | Himself |
Star Trek: The Journey to the Silver Screen | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
Alien Encounters | 2013-2014 | TV Mini-Series | Himself - Author / Himself - Science Fiction Author |
Spacing Out! | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself, science fiction novelist |
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself - Science Fiction Novelist |
Nominated Awards
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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1980 | Hugo | Hugo Awards | Best Dramatic Presentation | Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) |
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