Len Blum

Len Blum
Len Blum
Born	Leonard Solomon Blum; December 29, 1951 (age 73); Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, screenwriter, yoga teacher, filmmaker
Years active	1979–present
Spouse	Heather Munroe-Blum (m. 1970)
Children	1

Leonard Solomon Blum (born December 29, 1951) is a Canadian screenwriter, film producer and film composer.^[1]

Early life

Blum was born into a Jewish family.^[2] He attended Westdale Secondary School in Hamilton, Ontario. He later graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1975.

Career

He has written many films, specializing in comedy, including Meatballs,^[1] Stripes,^[1] Heavy Metal, Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone, Beethoven's 2nd, Private Parts,^[1] The Pink Panther remake and Over the Hedge. Prior to his film career, early on he was a rock musician and songwriter did studio productions, produced radio commercials.

In 2015, the Toronto International Film Festival created a screenwriter's residency program named after Blum, specifically for up and coming Canadian screenwriters to develop their projects.^[3] The inaugural resident was Stephen Dunn.^[4] In 2016, Andrew Cividino was announced as the new resident.^[5]

Accolades

He won the Genie Award for Best Original Screenplay, in 1980, for the film Meatballs.^[6]

Personal life

He has been married to Heather Munroe-Blum since 1970, with whom he has a daughter, Sydney.^[2]

Filmography

Meatballs (with Dan Goldberg and Harold Ramis) (1979)
Stripes (with Dan Goldberg and Harold Ramis) (1981)
Heavy Metal (with Dan Goldberg) (1981)
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (with Dan Goldberg) (1983)
Feds (with Dan Goldberg) (1988)
Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
Dream Tower (with Ron Mann and Bill Schroeder) (1994)
Private Parts (1997)
The Pink Panther (with Steve Martin) (2006)
Over the Hedge (with Lorne Cameron, David Hoselton, and Karey Kirkpatrick) (2006)
Altman (2014)
Summer of Love (2018)
Carmine Street Guitars (2018) directed by Ron Mann

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sandra Brennan (2014). "Len Blum". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2014-01-29.
^ ^a ^b Gladstone, Bill (1996). "Conversation with screenwriter Len Blum". BillGladstone.ca. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
^ Pinto, Jordan (July 21, 2015). "TIFF announces Len Blum Residency program". Retrieved 2016-08-04.
^ "Stephen Dunn, selected as the inaugural Len Blum Resident". www.filmfestivals.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
^ Erbland, Kate (2016-08-03). "TIFF Adds New Round of Titles, Including 'It's Only the End of the World,' 'Mean Dreams' and More". Retrieved 2016-08-04.
^ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1.

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[NYT-1] Sandra Brennan (2014). "Len Blum". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2014-01-29.

[gladstone-2] Gladstone, Bill (1996). "Conversation with screenwriter Len Blum". BillGladstone.ca. Retrieved March 2, 2019.

[3] Pinto, Jordan (July 21, 2015). "TIFF announces Len Blum Residency program". Retrieved 2016-08-04.

[4] "Stephen Dunn, selected as the inaugural Len Blum Resident". www.filmfestivals.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.

[5] Erbland, Kate (2016-08-03). "TIFF Adds New Round of Titles, Including 'It's Only the End of the World,' 'Mean Dreams' and More". Retrieved 2016-08-04.

[topalovich-6] Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1.

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