Blades, John (D.)
BLADES, John (D.)
BLADES, John (D.). American, b. 1936. Genres: Novels, Plays/Screenplays, Essays, Humor/Satire. Career: Illinois State Register, reporter, 1959; Miami Herald, Miami, FL, reporter, 1961-64; Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago, IL, Midwest magazine copy editor, 1964-65, managing editor, 1965-69; Chicago Tribune, Chicago, daily book editor, 1969-71, staff writer and articles editor for Sunday magazine, 1969-77, book editor, 1977-85, book critic, 1985-88, staff writer and book columnist for "Tempo" section, 1988-97. Publications: NOVELS: Small Game, 1992. PLAYS: The Last Million Miles; Someone's Been Riding My Rockinghorse. Contributor of short stories to periodicals. Address: 2111 Maple, Evanston, IL 60201, U.S.A. Online address: JDBlades@comcast.net
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