James Dalessandro was born on 1948 and is an American writer and filmmaker.
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15 Facts About James Dalessandro
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James Dalessandro is best known for his historical-fiction novel 1906 based on events surrounding the great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906.
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James Dalessandro was born in Cleveland, Ohio on September 3,1948, and attended Valley Forge High School.
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James Dalessandro studied journalism at Ohio University, in Athens, Ohio, screenwriting and film making at UCLA.
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James Dalessandro was the writer of The House of Blues Radio Hour, which was hosted by Dan Aykroyd during the period in which it won the Platinum Award from the National Association of Broadcasters.
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James Dalessandro has published four books: Canary In A Coal Mine, Bohemian Heart, a work of detective fiction published in 1993, Citizen Jane, and 1906.
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James Dalessandro did several adaptations of the book outline into a film outline and wrote three drafts of the screenplay.
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James Dalessandro maintains, as of 2019, that the real death count from the disaster is more likely between 6,000 and 10,000.
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James Dalessandro wrote the teleplay and served as one of the movie's producers.
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James Dalessandro wrote the pilot for a series based on Citizen Jane, which is under active development with producer Larry Jacobson and Entertainment One.
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James Dalessandro is the award-winning writer, director and producer of the documentary film, The Damnedest, Finest Ruins, narrated by actor Peter Coyote, which took a definitive look at the great San Francisco earthquake and fire.
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James Dalessandro has lectured at the Cinequest Film Festival and the Screenwriting Expo in Los Angeles, CA.
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James Dalessandro formerly taught "Screenwriting as a Pro" at Fort Mason Art Center and 17 years as an adjunct professor in Advanced Film and Advanced Television Writing at the Academy of Art University - both in San Francisco.
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James Dalessandro is currently Executive Producer and co-writer of Stan Lee's "RESTLESS" television series with David Greenwalt.
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James Dalessandro is married to the former Kathleen "Katie" Callies and has an adopted son, Jeremy Christopher Katevas.
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