Karl Alexander
Born(1938-08-23)August 23, 1938
DiedMarch 30, 2015(2015-03-30) (aged 76)
West Los Angeles, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
GenreScience fiction
Notable worksTime After Time (1979)
RelativesWilliam Tunberg (father)
Karl Tunberg (uncle)

Karl Alexander (August 23, 1938 – March 30, 2015)[1][2] was an American fiction writer.

Life

Born and raised in Los Angeles, he was the son and nephew of screenwriters—his father, William Tunberg, wrote the screenplay for Old Yeller, and his uncle, Karl Tunberg, wrote the screenplay for Ben-Hur—and worked on a number of films himself.[3] Alexander's first novel Time After Time was published by in 1979. It was adapted as a successful 1979 film of the same title, as a musical in 2010,[4] and as a television series to premiere in the fall of 2016.[5]

He became internationally known for his role in the film le Fou 4 in 2004.

Jaclyn the Ripper, Alexander's sequel to Time After Time, was published in 2009.

Alexander died on March 30, 2015, in West Los Angeles.[1][2]

Published books

  • Time After Time (1979)
  • A Private Investigation (1980)
  • Jaclyn the Ripper (2009) – sequel to Time After Time
  • Papa and Fidel: A Novel (2010)
  • Time-Crossed Lovers (2012)

References

  1. 1 2 "Author Karl Alexander, 1938-2015 - Krypton Radio - Your Sci-fi Radio Station". Kryptonradio.com. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 "The Acorn". The Acorn. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  3. ↑ Karl Alexander (May 13, 2012). "Bury Their Hearts in Topanga Canyon". Construction Magazine (http://constructionlitmag.com).
  4. ↑ "'Time' tells Wells tale with wit". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  5. ↑ Petski, Denise (17 May 2016). "ABC New Series Trailers: 'Downward Dog', 'Speechless', 'Notorious', 'Time After Time' & More". Deadline.com. Retrieved 26 April 2019.


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