Pat Corbitt

Pat Corbitt

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Pat Corbittfirst began writing professionally for publication in 1970 when he contributeda key chapter on innovative video recording technologies for the groundbreakingmedical text, “Videotape Techniques in Psychiatric Treatment and Training”(Milton M. Berger, MD, Brunner/Mazel, New York City, 1970). The work launched acareer, colored with the reoccurring theme and pervasive interest in both real--andfictional—science, and the human condition.

An author for anumber of technical and artistic media articles as well as a featured column in“TV Technology” throughout the years since, Pat has practiced what he preachedby writing, producing and directing hundreds of broadcast and corporatetelevision shows over a 40+ year career, receiving dozens of internationalawards and commendations for his work. He currently has a variety of projects,scripts and documentary treatments at feature film studios, and broadcast andcable television networks.

Pat is theauthor of these current family feature film screenplays: “The Christmas ThatAlmost Wasn’t” (CGI animation, based on an Ogden Nash tone poem), “Sky Island”(with co-author, Cathy Dipierro; a CGI animation, based on an L. Frank Baumstory of the same name), “The Discovery” (live action, original script). Someof Pat’s short essays are available on www.helium.com.

“D.S.E.V,” (DeepSubmersible Exploration Vessel) "a science fiction action-adventure tale for readers who hate science fiction,"released in April, 2009, is Pat’s first novel. It is based on an original storyand is currently in bookstores in the US and England and available on-line at:

www.BarnesandNoble.com

www.booksamillion.com

and… from thepublisher: www.publishamerica.com.

Currently, inaddition to his television and film projects, Pat is hard at work on his secondbook, entitled “Splinters,” an espionage supernatural-thriller set at the endof the Second World War (due to be released in the Spring 2010). Pat has beenmarried to his wife, Carol, for 40 years and lives and sails with her along thefabled “Jersey Shore.” They have 4 wonderful grown children: Cathy, Chris, Jonand Megan. And they always treasure the time they have with their terrificgrandchildren.


A King Under Siege

A King Under Siege

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<p><span style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Richard II found himself under siege not once, but twice in his minority. Crowned king at age ten, he was only fourteen when the Peasants' Revolt terrorized London. But he proved himself every bit the Plantagenet successor, facing Wat Tyler and the rebels when all seemed lost. Alas, his triumph was short-lived, and for the next ten years he struggled to assert himself against his uncles and increasingly hostile nobles. Just like in the days of his great-grandfather Edward II, vengeful magnates strove to separate him from his friends and advisors, and even threatened to depose him if he refused to do their bidding. The Lords Appellant, as they came to be known, purged the royal household with the help of the Merciless Parliament. They murdered his closest allies, leaving the King alone and defenseless. He would never forget his humiliation at the hands of his subjects. Richard's inability to protect his adherents would haunt him for the rest of his life, and he vowed that next time, retribution would be his.</span><br /><span class="a-text-bold" style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;">B.R.A.G. Medallion honoree!</span></p>

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