Ken Eulo
{{short description|American screenwriter}}
Ken Eulo (born November 17, 1939) is a Eugene O'Neill Award-winning writer and bestselling author whose novels have collectively sold over 13 million copies worldwide.{{cite web|last=Carella|first=Sandra|url=http://archive.northjersey.com/community-news/community-events-and-announcements/hall-of-fame-announces-inductees-1.1433038|title=Nutley Hall of Fame names 2015 inductees|publisher=NorthJersey.com|date=15 October 2015|access-date=5 May 2017}}
Born in Newark, New Jersey,[https://books.google.com/books?id=phhhHT64kIMC&pg=PA165 International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004], p. 165. Psychology Press, 2003. {{ISBN|9781857431797}}. Accessed February 23, 2022. "Eulo, Ken: b. 17 Nov. 1939, Newark, NJ, USA" Eulo was raised in nearby Nutley and graduated in 1957 from Nutley High School.[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/499145014/ "Hall of Fame announces inductees"], The Nutley Sun, October 15, 2015. Accessed February 23, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "The Nutley Hall of Fame Committee has announced its 2015 inductees including Dr. Richard A. Albanese, Ken Eulo, Bernadette Ferraro, Thomas Francisco, Susan Narucki, Hermanus Brown (posthumously) and Jackie Paris (posthumously).... NHS alumnus Ken Eulo is a national best seller whose novels have sold more than 13 million copies. He is also a Eugene O'Neill-winning playwright and has written for television as well." He received his theater training at the Pasadena Playhouse and Heidelberg University.[https://nutleyhalloffame.nutleypubliclibrary.org/2015-eulo/ 2015 Hall of Fame Inductee - Ken Eulo], Nutley Hall of Fame. Accessed February 23, 2022. "Ken Eulo was born in Nutley and is a 1957 graduate of Nutley High School. After attending the Pasadena Playhouse in 1960, Mr. Eulo went abroad to continue his theater education at the University of Heidelberg."
Career
Eulo's began his career in New York City, in the 1970s, as a playwright.{{cite web|url=http://twilightridge.net/blog/what-the-hell-ever-happened-to/cemetery-dance-columns/ken-eulo-cd-63/|title=Where Are They Now with Ken Eulo|publisher=TwilightRidge.net|access-date=5 May 2017}} In the 1980s, he received national recognition with his first horror book series The Brownstone Trilogy.{{citation|last=D'Ammassa|first=Don|title=Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Horror Fiction: Second Edition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-7JbAgAAQBAJ&q=the+brownstone+trilogy+novel+ken+eulo&pg=PP373|year=2013|publisher=Infobase Learning |isbn=9781438140636}} Since its publication in October 1980, the series has developed a cult following.{{citation|last=Errickson|first=Will|title=The Horror Paperbacks of Ken Eulo|url=http://toomuchhorrorfiction.blogspot.com/2014/11/the-horror-paperbacks-of-ken-eulo.html|website=Too Much Horror Fiction|date=19 November 2014|access-date=5 May 2017}} His success was followed by the novels Nocturnal,{{citation|title=International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=phhhHT64kIMC&q=ken+eulo+nocturnal&pg=PA165|publisher=Europa Publications|year=2004|isbn = 9781857431797|access-date=10 May 2017}} The Ghost of Veronica Gray,{{citation|title=The Ghost of Veronica Gray|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/e/ken-eulo/ghost-of-veronica-gray.htm|website=Fantastic Fiction|access-date=10 May 2017}} Manhattan Heat, Claw{{cite web|title=Fiction Book Review: Claw|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-671-79963-2|website=Publishers Weekly|access-date=5 May 2017}} and The House of Caine.{{cite journal|last=Moore|first=J.|title=The House of Caine|url=http://www.philsp.com/homeville/sfbri/t381.htm#A7655|journal=Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Review Annual 1989|year=1989|asin=B00CQ9HK60|page=501|access-date=5 May 2017}} During the same decade Eulo moved to Los Angeles where he worked as a writer for television shows, including Small Wonder, Marblehead Manor, and Benson.{{cite web|title=Ken Eulo|url=http://www.metacritic.com/person/ken-eulo?filter-options=tv|website=Metacritic|access-date=5 May 2017}}
Eulo relocated to Orlando, Florida in the 1990s where he founded and has served as the artistic director for the New York Acting Ensemble.{{citation|last= Bauske|first=Kristine|title=A Good Old Fashioned Redneck Country Christmas|url=http://www.samuelfrench.com/content/samples/103204/B1061_GoodOldFashionedRedneckCountryChristmas%20.pdf|year=2009|page=3|publisher=Baker's Plays |isbn=9780874402193}}{{cite news|last=Ostroski|first=Trish|url=http://tolucantimes.info/theatre_review/the-new-york-acting-ensemble-west-provides-perfect-night-of-theatre/|title=The New York Acting Ensemble West Provides a Perfect Night of Theatre|newspaper=Tolucan Times|date=23 March 2011|access-date=5 May 2017}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The repertory company consists of writers, directors, and actors. They regularly produce touring shows and host regular performances in the Orlando area.{{cite news|title=Theatre Season Preview|url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-08-24/news/os-season-preview-theater-2-20110805_1_neil-simon-comedy-theater-production-kander-ebb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022090810/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-08-24/news/os-season-preview-theater-2-20110805_1_neil-simon-comedy-theater-production-kander-ebb|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 22, 2015|newspaper=Orlando Sentinel|date=24 August 2011|access-date=5 May 2017}}{{citation|url=http://pointearts.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=129:wilbur-the-christmas-mouse&catid=29:childrens-theatre&Itemid=83|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824215349/http://pointearts.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=129:wilbur-the-christmas-mouse&catid=29:childrens-theatre&Itemid=83|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 August 2011|title=Wilbur, The Christmas Mouse|publisher=Pointe Performing Arts Center|access-date=9 May 2017}} Several notable company members have included founding managing director Curt Nichols, writer Daniel Corey{{cite book|title=Author Bio: Daniel Corey|isbn = 9780615281766|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VXF2PgAACAAJ|access-date=5 May 2017|last1 = Corey|first1 = Daniel|year = 2009| publisher=DangerKatt Creative Studio }} and actor Creagen Dow{{citation|last=Claustro|first=Lisa|title=Creagan Dow of Zoey 101 Stars in Upcoming Indie Film|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/zoey-101/creagen-dow-of-zoey-101-stars-7912.aspx|website=BuddyTV|date=4 July 2007|access-date=5 May 2017}}
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