J. Neil Schulman

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Template:Short description Template:Infobox writer Template:Libertarianism US Joseph Neil Schulman (Template:IPAc-en; April 16, 1953 – August 10, 2019) was an American novelist who wrote Alongside Night (published 1979) and The Rainbow Cadenza (published 1983) which both received the Prometheus Award, a libertarian science fiction award. His third novel, Escape from Heaven, was also a finalist for the 2002 Prometheus Award. His fourth and last novel, The Fractal Man, was a finalist for the 2019 Prometheus Award.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Biography

Schulman was born in Forest Hills, Queens on April 16, 1953.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was the author of nine other books currentlyTemplate:When in print, including a short story collection, Nasty, Brutish, and Short Stories, Stopping Power: Why 70 Million Americans Own Guns, and The Robert Heinlein Interview and Other Heinleiniana.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He wrote the Twilight Zone episode "Profile in Silver", first broadcast on CBS March 7, 1986.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Schulman died on August 10, 2019, at the age of 66, three days after suffering a pulmonary embolism.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Filmmaking

Schulman was the writer, director, executive producer (along with Nichelle Nichols) of the movie Lady Magdalene's,<ref name=IMDb_LM>[https://www.imdb.com/{{#if: tt0783538

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In 2013, Schulman completed production on a feature-film of Alongside Night,<ref name=":0">[https://www.imdb.com/{{#if: tt1667061

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Views

Schulman was a known proponent of the anarchist philosophy agorism, which was developed by Samuel Edward Konkin III.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Though originally a supporter of the war on terror, he was opposed to U.S. military occupations or operations in the Middle East.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Schulman also supported free trade and was against tariffs.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Books

Schulman is author of:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • Alongside Night (Crown Publishers, 1979; Pulpless.Com 1999) Libertarian Futurist Society gold medallion winner, 1989
  • The Rainbow Cadenza (Simon & Schuster, 1983; Pulpless.Com, 2017) 1984 Prometheus Award winner for Best Libertarian SF Novel
  • Self Control Not Gun Control (Synapse-Centurion, 1995; Pulpless.Com 1999)
  • Profile in Silver and Other Screenwritings (Pulpless.Com, 1999)
  • The Frame of the Century? (Pulpless.Com, 1999)
  • Escape from Heaven (Pulpless.Com, 2002) 2003 Prometheus Award finalist for Best Libertarian SF Novel
  • The Heartmost Desire (Pulpless.Com, 2013)
  • Unchaining the Human Heart – A Revolutionary Manifesto (Pulpless.Com, 2017)
  • I Met God – God without Religion, Scripture, or Faith (Pulpless.Com, 2017)
  • Atheist to Believer (Pulpless.Com, 2017)
  • J. Neil Schulman's The Book of Words (Pulpless.Com, 2017)
  • The Fractal Man (Steve Heller Publishing, 2018)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> 2019 Prometheus Award finalist for Best Libertarian SF Novel
  • Origitent: Why Original Content Is Property (Steve Heller Publishing, 2018)
  • Why Original Content Is Property – Kindle edition by J. Neil Schulman, Wendy McElroy, Samuel Edward Konkin III, Stephan Kinsella, Steve Heller.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

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