Elliott, Neil 1946–

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Elliott, Neil 1946–

(Neil Elliott Blum)

PERSONAL:

Born March 1, 1946, in Chicago, IL; son of Sol (a truck owner) and Helen Blum; married Kathleen Stagg, 1969; children: four. Education: Northwestern University, M.S., 1965.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Evanston, IL.

CAREER:

Professional actor on stage, screen, radio, and television, 1940-55, appearing in soap operas, "Jack Armstrong" and other serials, touring in Annie Get Your Gun, The Matchmaker and other stage plays, 1940-55; ABC Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, producer of the syndicated radio and television series "The Joe Pyne Show," 1962; Electrical Information Publications, international editor, 1967; Newsweek, New York, NY, Vietnam war correspondent, 1968; Commission for International Due Process of Law, public relations director, 1969-75. Military service: U.S. Air Force, 1955-59.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Eugene F. Saxton fellowship 1962; MCA fellowship in writing for the performing arts, 1964-65.

WRITINGS:

(Under name Neil Elliott Blum) The Hills of Creation (novel), Regency, 1962.

The Noisy American, Horwitz, 1967.

Sensuality in Scandinavia, Weybright & Talley (New York, NY), 1970.

The Gods of Life, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1975.

(Interviewer) My Years with Capone: Jack Woodford and Al Capone, 1924-1932, Woodford Memorial Editions (Seattle, WA), 1985.

The Autobiography of Jesus Christ as Told To: Neil Elliott, Cork Hill Press (Indianapolis, IN), 2003.

Author of a screenplay, "The Collaborators;" writer of episodes for television series, including "Route 66, Naked City, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Edge of Night," and "Day in Court." Contributor of articles and short stories to magazines and newspapers, including Playboy, Parade, Argosy, Chicago Tribune, and New York Times.