Stephen Yafa

Stephen Yafa
BornUnited States
OccupationScreenwriter, journalist
LanguageEnglish
Alma materDartmouth College, Carnegie-Mellon University
SpouseBonnie Dahan
Website
stephenyafa.net

Stephen Yafa is an American screenwriter, author, and speaker.[1] He was noted for his 1968 screenplay, Paxton Quigley's Had the Course,[2] which was also a Writers Guild of America award-winning novel.[3] The film was renamed "Three in the Attic."[4][5] Reviews were not good,[6] and Variety noted that Yafa disowned the picture.[7] Yafa co-wrote the screenplay for the 1971 film, Summertree, with Edward Hume, based on the successful Ron Cowen play.[8][9]

Yafa is also known for his first non-fiction book, Big Cotton, published by Viking in 2005,[10][11][12] and republished as Cotton: The Biography of a Revolutionary Fiber by Penguin in 2006. He was interviewed about the book on Illinois Public Radio.[13] His most recent book is Grain of Truth: Why Eating Wheat Can Improve Your Health.[14][15][16]

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  2. ^ The New York Times Book Review. New York Times Company. 1968.
  3. ^ McGee, Mark (1996). Faster and Furiouser: The Revised and Fattened Fable of American International Pictures. McFarland. p. 261.
  4. ^ MOVIE CALL SHEET: 'Chelsea Flat' for Joanna Martin, Betty. Los Angeles, Calif. 24 Nov 1967. pp. e25.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ Adler, Renata (1969-02-27). "Screen: '3 in the Attic':'Queen of Blood' Also Makes Local Bow". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  6. ^ Ebert, Roger. "Three in the Attic movie review (1968) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  7. ^ "Variety Reviews - Three in the Attic - Film Reviews - - Review by Variety Staff". 2012-11-14. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  8. ^ "Ron Cowen - complete guide to the Playwright, Plays, Theatres, Agent". Doollee.com. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
  9. ^ "Movie Review - Summertree - Newley's 'Summertree' Opens:Hume and Yafa Work Revisits the 40's Death of a Serviceman Fixes the Action - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. 2016-03-10. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  10. ^ Bennett, Elizabeth; Chronicle, Copyright 2005 Houston (2005-02-06). "'Big Cotton: How a Humble Fiber Created Fortunes, Wrecked Civilizations, and Put America on the Map' by Stephen Yafa". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-02-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "[Big Cotton] and [Vanilla] | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  12. ^ "BIG COTTON: How a Humble Fiber Created Fortunes, Wrecked Civilizations and Put America on the Map". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  13. ^ "BIG COTTON: HOW A HUMBLE FIBER CREATED FORTUNES, WRECKED CIVILIZATIONS, AND PUT AMERICA ON THE MAP". Illinois Public Media. 2005-10-19. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  14. ^ "Review: The Gluten Wars". Time. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  15. ^ "Gluten-free Glutton: Finally, two books debunk the gluten-free fad diet | jacksonville.com". 2016-03-15. Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  16. ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Grain of Truth: The Real Case for and Against Wheat and Gluten by Stephen Yafa. Penguin/Hudson Street, $25.95 (272p) ISBN 978-1-59463-249-5". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2020-02-12.