Sascha Rothchild
{{short description|American writer (born 1976)}}
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|name=Sascha Rothchild
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1976|11|15}}
|occupation=Writer
|nationality=American
|alma_mater=Boston College
|parents=John Rothchild
Susan Berns
|website={{URL|https://www.sascharothchild.com}}
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Sascha Rothchild (born November 15, 1976) is an American writer.
Life
Rothchild grew up in Miami Beach, Florida and is one of three siblings. Her father, John Rothchild, is a well-known non-fiction writer and her mother, Susan Rothchild, is the daughter of 21 Club founder Charlie Berns.
She attended Boston College and graduated with honors in 1998.{{cite web|author=Sascha Rothchild |url=http://www.redroom.com/author/sascha-rothchild |title=Sascha Rothchild | Red Room Writer Profile |publisher=Red Room |date= |accessdate=2010-10-14}} She then moved to Los Angeles and began her writing career. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two boxer dogs.{{cite web|author= Marissa Osato |url=http://www.lamag.com/LAtoZ/article.aspx?id=23821 |title=LA to Z - My LA to Z: Sascha Rothchild |publisher= Los Angeles magazine |date=2010-03-01 |accessdate=2010-10-14}}{{Cite news|last=Rafkin|first=Louise|date=2011-03-17|title=Sascha Rothchild and Matt Kay|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/20/fashion/weddings/20vows.html|access-date=2021-07-11|issn=0362-4331}}
Career
Rothchild was featured reading from her teen diary at the stage show, Mortified, on This American Life, My Experimental Phase episode. Her segment "Miami Vices" is on the This American Life best of CD, Hope and Fear. Rothchild was also featured on This American Life on Showtime, episode titled Growth Spurt.
Rothchild writes comedy feature films,{{Cite web|last1=Jagernauth|first1=Kevin|date=2011-06-08|title=Reese Witherspoon Might Ruin A Bachelor Party In 'Who Invited Her?'|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2011/06/reese-witherspoon-might-ruin-a-bachelor-party-in-who-invited-her-118168/|access-date=2021-07-11|website=IndieWire|language=en}} scripted television, such as The Carrie Diaries,{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2313586/?ref_=tt_ov_wr |title=Sascha Rothchild - IMDb |publisher=IMDb |date=2013-12-06 |accessdate=2013-12-06}} The Bold Type,{{Cite web|title=Sascha Rothchild|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2313586/|access-date=2021-07-11|website=IMDb}} Huge In France,{{Cite web|title=Sascha Rothchild|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2313586/|access-date=2021-07-11|website=IMDb}} GLOW {{Cite web|title=Sascha Rothchild|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2313586/|access-date=2021-07-11|website=IMDb}}and THE BABY SITTERS CLUB. She was also a regular blogger about relationships for Psychology Today Magazine and Huffington Post. Her LA Weekly article "How To Get Divorced By 30" about her failed starter marriage, spawned a memoir published by Penguin.{{cite web| url = http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/304556/how-to-get-divorced-by-30-by-sascha-rothchild/9780452295995/| title = How to Get Divorced by 30 by Sascha Rothchild: 9780452295995 {{!}} PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books}} {{cite web|url=http://www.laweekly.com/authors/sascha-rothchild/ |title=Sascha Rothchild - Los Angeles |publisher=LA Weekly |date= |accessdate=2010-10-14}}{{cite web|author=Sascha Rothchild |url=http://www.laweekly.com/2008-03-27/la-life/how-to-get-divorced-by-30/ |title=How to Get Divorced by 30 |publisher=LA Weekly |date=2008-03-26 |accessdate=2010-10-14}} Rothchild was a Co Executive Producer and writer for seasons 1, 2 and 3 on the hit Netflix series GLOW.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2313586/?ref_=nv_sr_1|title = Sascha Rothchild|website = IMDb}} She was nominated for an Emmy,{{Cite web|title=Sascha Rothchild|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/sascha-rothchild|access-date=2021-07-11|website=Television Academy|language=en}} Golden Globe, Writer's Guild Award, Producer's Guild Award for her work on GLOW.
Her debut novel, Blood Sugar, was published by Putnam in 2022.{{Cite web|title=Book Deals: Week of October 5, 2020|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/book-deals/article/84521-book-deals-week-of-october-5-2020.html|access-date=2021-07-11|website=PublishersWeekly.com|language=en}}
Works
- How To Get Divorced By 30, Penguin, January 2010. {{ISBN|978-0-452-29599-5}}
- Blood Sugar, G.P. Putnam's Sons, April 2022. {{ISBN|978-0593331545}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2313586}}
- [http://www.divorcecandy.com/concierge-services/article.cfm/view/interview-with-sascha-rothchild-how-to-get-divorced-by-30-my-misguided-attempt-at-a-starter-marriage "INTERVIEW WITH SASCHA ROTHCHILD: HOW TO GET DIVORCED BY 30: MY MISGUIDED ATTEMPT AT A STARTER MARRIAGE"], Jen Schwartz, Divorce Candy FEB 04, 2010
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120516192135/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2010-01-27/entertainment/fl-ppl-sascha-rothchild-012810-20100127_1_marriage-and-divorce-first-book-starter-marriage "Q&A: Sascha Rothchild, author of How to Get Divorced by 30"], Miami Herald, Connie Ogle, January 27, 2010
- [http://www.redroom.com/video/qa-sascha-rothchild-powerhouse-arena-ny Q&A with Sascha Rothchild at the Powerhouse Arena, NY.]
- [http://www.sascharothchild.com Sascha Rothchild website]
- [http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=268 This American Life (Radio)]
- [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000IONLFY This American Life (book)]
- [http://www.thisamericanlife.org/TV_Episode.aspx?episode=5 This American Life (TV)]
- [http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/im-no-expert Psychology Today Magazine]
- [http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780452295995,00.html The Penguin Group]
- [http://us.penguingroup.com/static/html/blogs/guest-author/how-get-divorced-30-sascha-rothchild Penguin blog]
- [http://blog.getmortified.com/2008/01/sascha-rothchild-enters-ninja.html "Sascha Rothchild Enters the Ninja"], Mortified, January 2, 2008
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Category:21st-century American women writers
Category:Screenwriters from Florida