Edward humes biography

American journalist and non-fiction writer

Edward Humes is an American journalist and non-fiction writer.

Biography

Humes was born in Philadelphia and attended Hampshire College.^{[citation needed]}

In 1989 he received the Pulitzer Prize for specialized reporting for investigative stories he wrote about the United States military for the Orange County Register.^[1]

Afterward, he began writing non-fiction books. Humes is the author of 13 nonfiction books, including the bestselling Mississippi Mud; No Matter How Loud I Shout; Baby E.R.; A Man and His Mountain; and Garbology, a popular selection for the First Year Experience program on college campuses.^{[citation needed]}

In 2001, Humes spent a year teaching a writing workshop at Whitney High School in Cerritos, California, a middle-class Los Angeles suburb. His observations while at the school led to his narrative non-fiction book School of Dreams, published in 2004.^{[citation needed]}

Humes is a contributing writer for Sierra Magazine, California Lawyer and Los Angeles Magazine, among other publications. He is married to journalist and author Donna Wares and lives in Southern California.^{[citation needed]}

Books

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Edward Hume

American film and television writer (1936–2023)

For the missionary doctor and educator, see Edward H. Hume. For the judge in the Gambia, see Edward Archibald Hume. For the English cricketer, see Edward Hume (cricketer).

Edward Hume
Born	(1936-05-18)May 18, 1936 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	July 13, 2023(2023-07-13) (aged 87)
Occupation	Screenwriter
Notable works	The Day After

Edward Chalmers Hume (May 18, 1936 – July 13, 2023) was an American film and television writer, best known for creating and developing several TV series in the 1970s, and for writing the 1983 TV movieThe Day After.^[1]

TV series

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During the 1970s Hume wrote the pilot scripts for four television series: Cannon (which ran on CBS for five seasons), Barnaby Jones (CBS, eight seasons), The Streets of San Francisco (ABC, five seasons), and Toma (ABC, one season). During the week of April 21, 1974, all four series appeared together in the Nielsen top twenty ratings.

The Day After

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In 1981, ABC Motion Pictures approached Hume about writing a screenplay on nuclear warfare, placing no restrictions on the subject, except to show "what nuclear war would be like." The script focused not on politics or military decision-makers, b