Richard Patrick Dooling(born 1954) is an Americannovelistandscreenwriter.He is best known for his novelWhite Man's Grave,a finalist for the 1994National Book Awardfor Fiction, and for co-producing and co-writing the 2004ABCminiseriesStephen King's Kingdom Hospital.
Richard Dooling | |
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| Born | Richard Patrick Dooling 1954 (age 69–70) Omaha, Nebraska,U.S. |
| Pen name | Eleanor Druse |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Saint Louis University Saint Louis University School of Law |
| Period | 1992–present |
| Genre | Literary fiction,legal thriller,satire,horror |
| Children | 4 |
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Dooling's first novel,Critical Care(1992), was made into a 1997movie of the same title,directed bySidney Lumetand starringJames SpaderandKyra Sedgwick.His next three novels—White Man's Grave(1994),Brain Storm(1998), andBet Your Life(2002)—were allNew York TimesNotable Books. In conjunction withKingdom Hospital,he also wroteThe Journals of Eleanor Druse(2004), writing as Eleanor Druse, a character in the miniseries. Dooling'sshort story"Bush Pigs" was read as part ofSelected Shorts,a program produced by Symphony Space inNew Yorkand aired onNPR.The performance was later included on the CDGetting There from Here,a compilation of listeners' favorites from the program.[1]
His nonfiction bookBlue Streak: Swearing, Free Speech, and Sexual Harassment(1996) is an examination of the social and legal implications of profane speech. InRapture for the Geeks: When AI Outsmarts IQ(2008) he explores the implications of machine intelligence overtaking human intelligence. He has also written op-ed pieces forThe New York Times,The Wall Street Journal,andThe National Law Journal.
Dooling was born inOmaha,Nebraska,and is a graduate ofSaint Louis University(1976) andSaint Louis University School of Law(1987). He has been a practicing attorney and developer of web-based legal tools for theSt. LouisfirmBryan Cave.For several years, Dooling was a professor and lecturer at theUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law.[2][3]
Works
edit- Novels
- Critical Care(1992)
- White Man's Grave(1994)
- Brain Storm(1998)
- Bet Your Life(2002)
- The Journals of Eleanor Druse(writing as Eleanor Druse) (2004)
- Nonfiction
- Blue Streak: Swearing, Free Speech, and Sexual Harassment(1996)
- Rapture for the Geeks: When AI Outsmarts IQ(2008)
- As contributor or editor
- Rendezvous in BlackbyCornell Woolrich.Modern Library20th Century Rediscoveries, 2004 [1948]. (Introduction)
- Who Can Save Us Now?: Brand-New Superheroes and Their Amazing (Short) Stories(2008) (Roe #5)
References
edit- ^"Selected Shorts CD".Symphony Space.Archived fromthe originalon July 6, 2010.RetrievedOctober 6,2010.
- ^Jeffers, Tessa (October 27, 2003)."Stephen King, Nebraska writer team up for TV series".The Daily Nebraskan.RetrievedApril 14,2022.
- ^"Nebraska Law Viewbook 2013-2014".ISSUU.September 25, 2013.RetrievedApril 14,2022.