Horowitz graduated from the University of York with a lower second class degree in English Literature and Art History in He now lives in Central London with his wife Jill Green and his two sons. He credits his family with much of his success in writing, as he says they help him with ideas and research. Love the program? Complete the online survey.
Home Teens Author spotlight Anthony Horowitz. In Anthony became a Patron to Home-Start in Suffolk, a small local family support charity working with families across the Suffolk county, as they navigate through challenging circumstances such as mental health issues, bereavement, long term or terminal illness, isolation, domestic abuse, poverty and so much more.
The valuable work the organisation does right in the heart of the community — bringing together trained volunteers into families lives to support them both practically and emotionally, helping them to grow in confidence and empowering them with the skills to raise their children to flourish — is why Anthony chose to support this dedicated and hardworking charity. Twitter anthonyhorowitz. Reply Retweet Favorite. The fourth book Necropolis was released in October The Power of Five is a rewritten, modern version of the Pentagram series from the s.
Horowitz was clearly aiming for the same audience that read the Alex Rider novels with these rewrites, and The Power of Five has gained more public recognition than his earlier works, earning number 1 in the top 10 book chart. The production was the New York stage directorial debut for Ken Russell. Recently he got into a joke dispute with Darren Shan over the author using a character that had a similar name and a description that fitted his. Although Horowitz considered suing, he decided not to.
On 19 January , the estate of Arthur Conan Doyle announced Horowitz was to be the writer of a new Sherlock Holmes novel, the first such effort to receive an official endorsement from them and to be entitled The House of Silk. Horowitz began writing for television in the s, contributing to the children's anthology series Dramarama , and also writing for the popular fantasy series Robin of Sherwood.
His association with murder mysteries began with the adaptation of several Hercule Poirot stories for ITV 's popular Agatha Christie's Poirot series during the s. From , he wrote the majority of the episodes in the early series of Midsomer Murders. In , he created a drama anthology series of his own for the BBC, Murder in Mind , an occasional series which deals with a different set of characters and a different murder every one-hour episode.
While Crime Traveller received favourable viewing figures it was not renewed for a second season, which Horowitz accounts to temporary personnel transitioning within the BBC. It has, however, attracted somewhat of a cult following. Horowitz is the writer of a feature film screenplay, The Gathering , which was released in and starred Christina Ricci. He wrote the screenplay for Alex Rider's first major motion picture, Stormbreaker. The sequel will be based on the Tintin graphic album Prisoners of the Sun and directed by Peter Jackson.
Alex Rider Wiki Explore. Television series. Anthony is on the board of the Old Vic Theatre. He regularly contributes to a wide variety of national newspapers and magazines on subjects ranging from politics to education and currently has a travel column in The Telegraph. Bower He has also written a novel for adults, which is entitled The Killing Joke Horowitz is a prolific writer and is purported to work 10 hours a day on his various projects.
He has written many best-selling books for children and young adults, including the popular Alex Rider series, based on the adventures of the eponymous teenage secret agent. The first one, Stormbreaker , was adapted for film, in , for which Horowitz wrote the screenplay. Alex is coerced into working for MI6 and, although these novels have been inspired by the early Bond stories for this creation, Alex differs in his youth and reluctance.
The popularity of this modern boys' own adventure series is reflected in its being included in the top 10 of The New York Times bestseller lists in As the title of this and the others imply, such as I Know What You Did Last Wednesday , puns are staple fare in these youthful detective stories. Nick Diamond is the teenage hero as he solves the crimes for his older but less smart brother, Tim.
The more recent The Power of Five series is inspired by the supernatural genre and continues to draw on a teenage central hero, Matt Freeman. The independent child is a common trope in such fiction, as the nominal orphan is freer to enter the world without the constraints of parents.
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