Peter Gethers
Peter Gethers | |
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 Gethers at Barnes & Noble in New York City in August, 2013 | |
| Born | 1955 (age 68–69) |
| Pen name | Russell Andrews |
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| Notable works | The Cat Who Went to Paris |
Peter Gethers (born 1955) is an American publisher, screenwriter and author of television shows, films, newspaper and magazine articles, and novels; he is the author of several books, including the bestseller The Cat Who Went to Paris, published in the UK under the title A Cat Called Norton, the first of the Norton the cat trilogy about his Scottish Fold, Norton. He lives in New York City and Sag Harbor, New York.
Biography
[edit]Born to a Jewish family,[1] Gethers attended the University of California at Berkeley from 1970 to 1972.
An avid baseball fan, Gethers is a founding member of the first Rotisserie Baseball League, the 1980 group that started the fantasy sports craze.
His brother Eric is also a writer, and his father was a television producer.
Gethers' other works include five novels under the pseudonym of Russell Andrews: Gideon, Icarus, Aphrodite, Midas and Hades.
Novels
[edit]As Peter Gethers
[edit]- The Dandy
- Getting Blue
- The Cat Who Went to Paris (1991) (biographical) (the same book has been published under A Cat Called Norton, UK 2009.)
- A Cat Abroad (biographical) (the same book has been published under For The Love of Norton, UK 2010.)
- The Cat Who'll Live Forever (biographical, 2001)
- Ask Bob (August 2013)
As Russell Andrews
[edit]- Gideon
- Icarus
- Aphrodite
- Midas
- Hades
Nonfiction works
[edit]- Rotisserie League Baseball (coauthor)
References
[edit]- ^ Okrent, Daniel (April 29, 2012). "Kvelling in Their Seats - A first-time producer on what it took to stage Old Jews Telling Jokes". New York.
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