Ethlie Ann Vare
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Ethlie Ann Vare is a journalist and screenwriter best known for her work on television shows including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
, Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda
, and Silk Stalkings
, along with books including Mothers of Invention: Forgotten Women and Their Unforgettable Ideas, and Love Addict: Sex, Romance, and Other Dangerous Drugs. Ms. Vare has been listed in the International Who’s Who of Women for more than two decades. She’s been a distinguished visiting lecturer at prestigious schools like George Mason University
, Brigham Young University
, and West Point and other institutions. She’s won a Maggie Award for her magazine work, an American Library Award and a Public Library Award for her non-fiction book, and a Prism Commendation for one of her television scripts.
where she was a National Merit Scholar, then moved to England
and attended Bedales School
graduating at age 16. She attended the College of Creative Studies
at the University of California, Santa Barbara
, graduating with a bachelor's degree in World Literature at age 19. She was convicted of possession of drugs with intent to sell and was sent to California Institute for Women in Frontera, Calif.
and got a job at the local newspaper The Mountain Messenger in 1978. Her weekly pop music column, Rock On was soon picked up for national syndication and led to higher profile writing gigs, including concert reviews for Billboard Magazine. The influx of work led her to Los Angeles, California
in 1983, where she became the editor of ROCK magazine, reviewer for the Hollywood Reporter, Daily Variety, and contributor to Elle
magazine, The New York Times
, and The Wall Street Journal
among others.
. She soon became a staff writer for Renegade, Silk Stalkings
, Players
, and Earth: Final Conflict
, then Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda
Adventure Inc.
, and The Hallmark Mysteries: Jane Doe. Her made-for-television movie, Something Beneath, won a Platinum Remy Award and an episode of CSI:Crime Scene Investigation. Soon afterward, she wrote an episode about women in prison (“XX”) which was proposed for an Emmy Award
nomination in 2004.
, co-written with reporter Ed Ochs when Vare was a talent correspondent at Billboard magazine. Now a collector's item, the paperback sells at online auctions for $200 and up. In 1986 Vare wrote another musical biography: Ozzy Osbourne
, for the Ballantine Books series Monsters of Metal.
Inspired by a ROCK magazine article about the Monkees (band member Michael Nesmith
's mother, Bette Nesmith Graham, invented Liquid Paper), ROCK editors Vare and Greg Ptacek co-wrote the "pop history" Mothers of Invention: Forgotten Women and their Unforgettable Ideas in 1988, followed by 1993's Women Inventors and Their Discoveries, geared for a middle-school readership. Vare later wrote a book for grade-school readers, Adventurous Spirit: A Story about Ellen Swallow Richards
, about America's first female professional chemist. In 2001, Vare and Ptacek reunited for the sequel Patently Female.
Vare has written or edited biographies of pop culture figures ranging from Frank Sinatra
to Tom Cruise
, Judy Garland
to Barbra Streisand
. Her only novel to date is The Broken Places, co-written with Daniel Morris and set in the universe of Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda.
Ethlie Ann Vare's most recent release is also her most autobiographical, Love Addict: Sex, Romance and Other Dangerous Drugs (HCI Books, September 1, 2011), which developed out of her blog Affection Deficit Disorder. Love Addict is her eleventh published book, the first on the subject of addiction, something she has experienced firsthand. “It is,” she says, “a funny book about a serious subject.” .
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
, Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda
Andromeda
Andromeda may refer to:* Andromeda , a damsel in distress of Greek mythology** Andromeda, also known as Andromeda chained to a rock, a c...
, and Silk Stalkings
Silk Stalkings
Silk Stalkings is a TV crime drama originally shown on CBS in 1991 as part of the network's late-night Crimetime After Primetime programming package, and rebroadcast on the USA Network. After CBS ended the Crimetime experiment in 1993, the series ran exclusively on USA until its finale in the...
, along with books including Mothers of Invention: Forgotten Women and Their Unforgettable Ideas, and Love Addict: Sex, Romance, and Other Dangerous Drugs. Ms. Vare has been listed in the International Who’s Who of Women for more than two decades. She’s been a distinguished visiting lecturer at prestigious schools like George Mason University
George Mason University
George Mason University is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County...
, Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
, and West Point and other institutions. She’s won a Maggie Award for her magazine work, an American Library Award and a Public Library Award for her non-fiction book, and a Prism Commendation for one of her television scripts.
Early life
Ethlie was born in Montreal, Canada and grew up in Greenwich Village, New York. She attended Bronx High School of ScienceBronx High School of Science
The Bronx High School of Science is a specialized New York City public high school often considered the premier science magnet school in the United States. Founded in 1938, it is now located in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx...
where she was a National Merit Scholar, then moved to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and attended Bedales School
Bedales School
Bedales School is a co-educational independent school situated in Hampshire, in the south east of England. Founded in 1893 by John Haden Badley in reaction to the limitations of conventional Victorian schools, today the school is one of the most expensive in the UK, charging £9,985 per term for a...
graduating at age 16. She attended the College of Creative Studies
College of Creative Studies
The College of Creative Studies is one of the three undergraduate colleges at the University of California, Santa Barbara, unique within the University of California system in terms of structure and philosophy...
at the University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los...
, graduating with a bachelor's degree in World Literature at age 19. She was convicted of possession of drugs with intent to sell and was sent to California Institute for Women in Frontera, Calif.
Rock Music Journalism
After completing her prison sentence, she moved to Nevada City, CaliforniaNevada City, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Nevada City had a population of 3,068. The population density was 1,399.7 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Nevada City was 2,837 White, 26 African American, 28 Native American, 46 Asian, 0 Pacific Islander, 40 from other races,...
and got a job at the local newspaper The Mountain Messenger in 1978. Her weekly pop music column, Rock On was soon picked up for national syndication and led to higher profile writing gigs, including concert reviews for Billboard Magazine. The influx of work led her to Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
in 1983, where she became the editor of ROCK magazine, reviewer for the Hollywood Reporter, Daily Variety, and contributor to Elle
Elle
Elle may refer to:*Elle, Central African Republic*Elle , a fashion publication*Ellé, a river in France*Elle , a female given name*Elle , a Sri Lankan game similar to baseball*Ælle of Sussex, a Saxon king...
magazine, The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, and The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
among others.
Television Writing
Her first teleplay was a music-themed freelance episode of the action-adventure series, RenegadeRenegade
- Games :*Command & Conquer: Renegade, a 2002 first-person shooter video game*Renegade , a 1986 video game*Renegade Legion, a 1990 board game series including the video game Renegade: the Battle for Jacob's Star...
. She soon became a staff writer for Renegade, Silk Stalkings
Silk Stalkings
Silk Stalkings is a TV crime drama originally shown on CBS in 1991 as part of the network's late-night Crimetime After Primetime programming package, and rebroadcast on the USA Network. After CBS ended the Crimetime experiment in 1993, the series ran exclusively on USA until its finale in the...
, Players
Players
Players is an American crime drama that aired on NBC from 1997-1998. Created by Law & Order creator Dick Wolf, the series starred Ice-T, Costas Mandylor, Frank John Hughes, and Mia Korf.-Synopsis:...
, and Earth: Final Conflict
Earth: Final Conflict
Earth: Final Conflict is a Canadian science fiction television series based on story ideas created by Gene Roddenberry, and produced under the guidance of his widow, Majel Barrett-Roddenberry. It was not produced, filmed or broadcast until after his death...
, then Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda
Andromeda
Andromeda may refer to:* Andromeda , a damsel in distress of Greek mythology** Andromeda, also known as Andromeda chained to a rock, a c...
Adventure Inc.
Adventure Inc.
Adventure Inc. is a dramatised adventure television series produced primarily in Canada which aired from September 30, 2002 to May 12, 2003. It was a co-production of Fireworks Entertainment , Tribune Entertainment Tribune Entertainment , M6 , Amy International , and Tele München...
, and The Hallmark Mysteries: Jane Doe. Her made-for-television movie, Something Beneath, won a Platinum Remy Award and an episode of CSI:Crime Scene Investigation. Soon afterward, she wrote an episode about women in prison (“XX”) which was proposed for an Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
nomination in 2004.
Non Fiction Books
Ethlie Ann Vare's first book was published under a pseudonym when she was 17 years old. "It was a virgin's idea of what pornography sounds like," she later remarked. Her first legitimate release was the pop-star biography Everything You Wanted to Know About. . . Stevie NicksStevie Nicks
Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her work with Fleetwood Mac and an extensive solo career, which collectively have produced over forty Top 50 hits and sold over 140 million albums...
, co-written with reporter Ed Ochs when Vare was a talent correspondent at Billboard magazine. Now a collector's item, the paperback sells at online auctions for $200 and up. In 1986 Vare wrote another musical biography: Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...
, for the Ballantine Books series Monsters of Metal.
Inspired by a ROCK magazine article about the Monkees (band member Michael Nesmith
Michael Nesmith
Robert Michael Nesmith is an American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, novelist, businessman, and philanthropist, best known as a member of the musical group The Monkees and star of the TV series of the same name...
's mother, Bette Nesmith Graham, invented Liquid Paper), ROCK editors Vare and Greg Ptacek co-wrote the "pop history" Mothers of Invention: Forgotten Women and their Unforgettable Ideas in 1988, followed by 1993's Women Inventors and Their Discoveries, geared for a middle-school readership. Vare later wrote a book for grade-school readers, Adventurous Spirit: A Story about Ellen Swallow Richards
Ellen Swallow Richards
Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards was the foremost female industrial and environmental chemist in the United States in the 19th century, pioneering the field of home economics. Richards graduated from Westford Academy...
, about America's first female professional chemist. In 2001, Vare and Ptacek reunited for the sequel Patently Female.
Vare has written or edited biographies of pop culture figures ranging from Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra was an American singer and actor.Beginning his musical career in the swing era with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey, Sinatra became an unprecedentedly successful solo artist in the early to mid-1940s, after being signed to Columbia Records in 1943. Being the idol of the...
to Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV , better known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and he has won three Golden Globe Awards....
, Judy Garland
Judy Garland
Judy Garland was an American actress and singer. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years and for her renowned contralto voice, she attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist and on the concert stage...
to Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, film producer and director. She has won two Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Peabody Award, and is one of the few entertainers who have won an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy,...
. Her only novel to date is The Broken Places, co-written with Daniel Morris and set in the universe of Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda.
Ethlie Ann Vare's most recent release is also her most autobiographical, Love Addict: Sex, Romance and Other Dangerous Drugs (HCI Books, September 1, 2011), which developed out of her blog Affection Deficit Disorder. Love Addict is her eleventh published book, the first on the subject of addiction, something she has experienced firsthand. “It is,” she says, “a funny book about a serious subject.” .