| Bernard Weinraub | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 19, 1937 (age 87) New York City, New York |
| Residence | Brentwood, Los Angeles, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Journalist, playwright |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Spouse(s) | Amy Pascal (1997–present) |
| Children | 3 |
Bernard Weinraub (born December 19, 1937) is an American journalist and playwright.
Early life[]
Weinraub was born in 1937 in New York City.[1][2] His parents were Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe.[2] He graduated from the City University of New York (CUNY) with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.[2] He worked as a journalist in Korea during the Vietnam War.[2]
Journalism[]
He worked as a reporter for The New York Times.[3] He started as a courier in his twenties, eventually working as a correspondent in Saigon, Belfast, New Delhi and London.[2][3] From 1991 to 2004, he wrote articles about the film industry.[2] In 2003, he admitted to committing plagiarism.[4] He apologized, explaining, "It was stupidity."[4]
He resigned in 2005, publishing a scathing article about Hollywood, including personal attacks against film executives Jeffrey Katzenberg and Michael Ovitz.[5][6] The article also highlighted the huge wealth gap between journalists and actors in Hollywood.[5] It went on to suggest that actors and producers were out of touch with reality, and that they were hypocritical about climate change.[5] Meanwhile, he was replaced by David Halbfinger.[7]
Theatre[]
As a playwright, he published his first play, The Accomplices, in 2007.[2][6] It talked about the refusal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration to admit more Jews during World War II despite their persecution and genocide in Nazi Germany.[2] The play was performed both in New York and Los Angeles.[2] It was nominated for a Drama Desk Award.[2] However, it received a bad review from The New York Times.[6]
His second play, out in 2014, was Above the Fold.[2][6] Based on the Duke lacrosse case, it shows the struggles of an African American journalist who realizes the scandal is phony while covering it.[2][6] It premiered at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California.[2][6] It was directed by Steven Robman and the lead actress was Taraji P. Henson.[1] The play received a bad review from The Los Angeles Times.[8]
Personal life[]
He has been married twice.[3] He has two children from his first marriage.[3] He met Amy Pascal, a movie executive, at The Peninsula Beverly Hills in 1996; they got married in 1997.[1][3][6] They have a son.[3] They reside in Brentwood, a Western suburb of Los Angeles, California.[5]
Bibliography[]
- Bylines (Doubleday, 1982).
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Robert W. Welkos, Bernard Weinraub explores media frenzy in 'Above the Fold', The Los Angeles Times, January 29, 2014
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Naomi Pfefferman, Bernard Weinraub: When the news is not fit to print, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, January 31, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Nikki Finke, Bernard Weinraub calling it quits at The New York Times, LA Weekly, July 22, 2004
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jack Shafer, The Case of the Pinched Copy, Slate, November 13, 2003
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Bernard Weinraub, 14 Years Later, My Hollywood Ending, The New York Times, January 30, 2005
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 Jordan Riefe, Journalist-Turned-Playwright Bernard Weinraub Previews His Play 'Above the Fold', The Hollywood Reporter, January 29, 2014
- ↑ Sheelah Kohlatkar, Times Hollywood Guy Replacing Weinraub Is David Halbfinger, The New York Observer, February 28, 2005
- ↑ Charles McNulty, Review: 'Above the Fold' lacks credibility, subtlety, The Los Angeles Times, February 6, 2014
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