Jeff Andrus

Jeff Andrus
Born Jeffery Hughes Andrus
(1947-03-19)March 19, 1947
King City, California, U.S.
Died March 27, 2011(2011-03-27) (aged 64)
Occupation Screenwriter, novelist, essayist
Language English
Alma mater Stanford
Genre Mystery fiction
Notable works The Proverb (2004)
Tracer Inc. (1994)
The Jeweler's Shop adaptation (1989)
As Summers Die (1986)
Doc (1974)
Website
www.jeffandrus.com

Jeffery Hughes "Jeff" Andrus (/ˈændrəs/;[1] March 19, 1947 March 27, 2011)[2][3] is an American author, best known for having written The Proverb (2004), adapting Pope John Paul II's 1960 play The Jeweler's Shop,[4] Doc (1971),[5] As Summers Die, and the Tracer Family mystery fiction series.[6] Additionally, Andrus wrote and made a cameo appearance in the 2004 Award-Winning short film The Proverb along with Scott Waara and Nancy Stafford.[7]

Andrus was born in King City, California and graduated from Stanford University.[8] He married Gwyneth in about 1969.[8] Andrus died on March 27, 2011, of congestive heart failure.[8]

References

  1. Video on YouTube
  2. "Jeff Andrus." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2007. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
  3. "Jeff Andrus." The Writers Directory. Detroit: St. James Press, 2011. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
  4. La bottega dell'orefice
  5. IMDb.
  6. LOC Search
  7. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0400752/
  8. 1 2 3 "Obituaries". Stanford Magazine. 2011. Retrieved May 6, 2012.


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