J. Neil Schulman

Joseph Neil Schulman (/ˈʃuːlmən/; April 16, 1953 – August 10, 2019) was an American novelist who wrote Alongside Night (published 1979) and The Rainbow Cadenza (published 1983) which both received the Prometheus Award, a libertarian science fiction award. His third novel, Escape from Heaven, was also a finalist for the 2002 Prometheus Award. His fourth and last novel, The Fractal Man, was a finalist for the 2019 Prometheus Award.[1]

J. Neil Schulman
Schulman in 2017
BornJoseph Neil Schulman
(1953-04-16)April 16, 1953
Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, U.S.
DiedAugust 10, 2019(2019-08-10) (aged 66)
Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
OccupationNovelist, filmmaker, actor, journalist, composer, publisher.
Period20th century, 21st century
GenreLibertarian science fiction, comedy.
Literary movement
Ayn Rand
C. S. Lewis
Anthony Burgess
Alfred Hitchcock
Samuel Edward Konkin III
Milton Friedman
Murray Rothbard
Website
jneilschulman.com

Biography

Schulman was born in Forest Hills, Queens on April 16, 1953.[2] He was the author of nine other books currently in print, including a short story collection, Nasty, Brutish, and Short Stories, Stopping Power: Why 70 Million Americans Own Guns, and The Robert Heinlein Interview and Other Heinleiniana.[3]

He wrote the Twilight Zone episode "Profile in Silver", first broadcast on CBS March 7, 1986.[4] Schulman died on August 10, 2019 at the age of 66, three days after suffering a pulmonary embolism.[5]

Books

Schulman is author of:[6]

  • Self Control Not Gun Control (Synapse-Centurion, 1995; Pulpless.Com 1999)
  • Profile in Silver and Other Screenwritings (Pulpless.Com, 1999)
  • The Frame of the Century? (Pulpless.Com, 1999)
  • The Heartmost Desire (Pulpless.Com, 2013)
  • Unchaining the Human Heart – A Revolutionary Manifesto (Pulpless.Com, 2017)
  • I Met God – God without Religion, Scripture, or Faith (Pulpless.Com, 2017)
  • Atheist to Believer (Pulpless.Com, 2017)
  • J. Neil Schulman's The Book of Words (Pulpless.Com, 2017)
  • The Fractal Man (Steve Heller Publishing, 2018)[7]
  • Origitent: Why Original Content Is Property (Steve Heller Publishing, 2018)
  • Alongside Night (Pulpless.Com, 2017)
  • The Rainbow Cadenza (Pulpless.Com, 2017)
  • Why Original Content Is Property – Kindle edition by J. Neil Schulman, Wendy McElroy, Samuel Edward Konkin III, Stephan Kinsella, Steve Heller.[8]

Filmmaking

Schulman was the writer, director, executive producer (along with Nichelle Nichols) of the movie, Lady Magdalene's[9] which was produced by Schulman's own company Jesulu Productions. The movie won three film-festival awards: "Best Cutting Edge Film" at the 2008 San Diego Black Film Festival,[9] "Audience Choice – Feature-Length Narrative Film" at the 2008 Cinema City International Film Festival held on the Universal Hollywood Citywalk,[10] and "Special Jury Prize for Libertarian Ideals" at the 2011 Anthem Film Festival/FreedomFest held at Bally's Las Vegas.[11]

In 2013, Schulman completed production on a feature-film of Alongside Night,[12] starring Kevin Sorbo, Jake Busey, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Mara Marini, and Gary Graham.[13] The movie premiered in 2014[14] and had a limited theatrical release.[15] It was released for streaming on iTunes, Amazon Video and Amazon Prime and as a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack.[16]

Views

Though originally a supporter of the War on Terror, Schulman was opposed to U.S. military occupations or operations in the Middle East.[17] He supported free trade and was against tariffs.[18]

See also

References
  1. "2019 Prometheus Award Finalists". Apr 8, 2019. Retrieved Aug 12, 2019.
  2. "Summary Bibliography: J. Neil Schulman".
  3. "Books by J. Neil Schulman".
  4. Schulman, J. Neil (June 1999). Profile in Silver: And Other Screenwritings. Pulpless.Com. ISBN 978-1-58445-102-0.
  5. "J. Neil Schulman (1953-2019)". August 12, 2019.
  6. "Amazon.com search for J. Neil Schulman". www.amazon.com.
  7. J. Neil Schulman (Author). "The Fractal Man eBook: J. Neil Schulman: Kindle Store". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
  8. "Origitent: Why Original Content Is Property – Kindle edition by J. Neil Schulman, Wendy McElroy, Samuel Edward Konkin III, Stephan Kinsella, Steve Heller. Politics & Social Sciences Kindle eBooks @". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
  9. Lady Magdalene's on IMDb
  10. "Cinema City International Film Festival Review – A Savior of Short Films – Splash Magazines – Los Angeles".
  11. "Home".
  12. Alongside Night (2014) on IMDb
  13. http://www.dujpepperman.com/jesulu/alongsidenight/AN_Credits.html
  14. "Alongside Night – Laemmle.com". www.laemmle.com.
  15. "Alongside Night". www.tugg.com. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  16. "Alongside Night Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack: Kevin Sorbo, Christian Kramme, Reid Cox, Said Faraj, Jake Busey, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Gary Graham, Eric Colton, Sam Sorbo, Mara Marini, Valence Thomas, J. Neil Schulman, Austin Petersen, J. Kent Hastings, Kevin Latchford, Mark Gilvary: Movies & TV". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
  17. J. Neil Schulman (March 9, 2010). "J. Neil Schulman on War". RationalReview.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  18. J. Neil Schulman (May 14, 2019). "Tariffs". RationalReview.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
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