Pablo Fenjves
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Pablo F. Fenjves is a screenwriter
and ghostwriter
based in Los Angeles, California
best known for ghostwriting O.J. Simpson's account of the O.J. Simpson murder case.
Born in Caracas
, Venezuela
to Hungarian
survivors of the Holocaust, Fenjves went to college in Illinois. His first journalism job was in Canada. He joined the National Enquirer in Florida in the late 1970s, where he befriended Judith Regan
.
Hired by Regan, Fenjves has ghostwritten a dozen books, including two number one New York Times best-sellers. Fenjves also wrote the autobiography of Bernie Mac
, Maybe You Never Cry Again, and the memoirs of Janice Dickinson
. Under the name
James Pinocchio
, he wrote a parody of A Million Little Pieces
called A Million Little Lies. He also continues to write screenplays, and has more than ten television movies to his credit including Bloodhounds, Twilight Man and Bloodhounds II. Upcoming books include one for José Canseco
called Vindicated about steroid use in Major League Baseball, television psychic Lisa Williams
and a business memoir of the self-made multi-millionaire Internet tycoon Gurbaksh Chahal
.
's neighbor at the time of the murders and testified in the 1995 criminal trial about hearing a dog bark at the time of the murders: "a plaintive wail—sounded like a, you know, a very unhappy animal."
He was the ghostwriter of the O.J. Simpson book If I Did It
. Simpson denied that his ghostwriter was involved in the trial, but Fenjves revealed himself in interviews.
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and ghostwriter
Ghostwriter
A ghostwriter is a professional writer who is paid to write books, articles, stories, reports, or other texts that are officially credited to another person. Celebrities, executives, and political leaders often hire ghostwriters to draft or edit autobiographies, magazine articles, or other written...
based in 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...
best known for ghostwriting O.J. Simpson's account of the O.J. Simpson murder case.
Born in Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
to Hungarian
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
survivors of the Holocaust, Fenjves went to college in Illinois. His first journalism job was in Canada. He joined the National Enquirer in Florida in the late 1970s, where he befriended Judith Regan
Judith Regan
Judith Regan is an American editor, producer, book publisher and television and radio talk show host. She is the mother of a son and a daughter and lives in New York City and Los Angeles.-Early life:...
.
Hired by Regan, Fenjves has ghostwritten a dozen books, including two number one New York Times best-sellers. Fenjves also wrote the autobiography of Bernie Mac
Bernie Mac
Bernard Jeffrey McCullough , better known by his stage name, Bernie Mac, was an American actor and comedian. Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Mac gained popularity as a stand-up comedian. He joined comedians Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer, and D. L...
, Maybe You Never Cry Again, and the memoirs of Janice Dickinson
Janice Dickinson
Janice Doreen Dickinson is an American actress, author, fashion photographer, model and talent agent.Initially notable as a model, she has described herself as the first supermodel. One of the most successful models throughout the 1970s and 1980s, she expanded her profession to reality television...
. Under the name
Pen name
A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her...
James Pinocchio
Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Florence. The first half was originally a serial between 1881 and 1883, and then later completed as a book for children in February 1883. It is about the mischievous adventures of Pinocchio , an...
, he wrote a parody of A Million Little Pieces
A Million Little Pieces
A Million Little Pieces is a semi-fictional memoir by James Frey. It tells the story of a 23-year-old alcoholic and drug abuser and how he copes with rehabilitation in a Twelve steps-oriented treatment center...
called A Million Little Lies. He also continues to write screenplays, and has more than ten television movies to his credit including Bloodhounds, Twilight Man and Bloodhounds II. Upcoming books include one for José Canseco
José Canseco
José Canseco Capas, Jr. is a Cuban-American professional baseball manager, outfielder, and designated hitter for the Yuma Scorpions of the North American League and former Major League Baseball player. He is the identical twin brother of former major league player and current teammate Ozzie Canseco...
called Vindicated about steroid use in Major League Baseball, television psychic Lisa Williams
Lisa Williams
Lisa Williams is a claimed psychic and healer who has starred in two shows on Lifetime TV: Lisa Williams: Life Among the Dead and Lisa Williams: Voices From the Other Side ....
and a business memoir of the self-made multi-millionaire Internet tycoon Gurbaksh Chahal
Gurbaksh Chahal
Gurbaksh Singh Chahal is an Indian-American internet entrepreneur and a best-selling author. By the age of 25, he had founded and sold two advertising companies for a total of US$340 million.-Early life:...
.
O. J. Simpson trial involvement
Fenjves was Nicole Brown SimpsonNicole Brown Simpson
Nicole Brown Simpson was a former wife of professional football player O. J. Simpson.- Relationship with O. J. Simpson :...
's neighbor at the time of the murders and testified in the 1995 criminal trial about hearing a dog bark at the time of the murders: "a plaintive wail—sounded like a, you know, a very unhappy animal."
He was the ghostwriter of the O.J. Simpson book If I Did It
If I Did It
If I Did It is a book by O. J. Simpson, in which he puts forth a hypothetical description of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Simpson was tried and acquitted of the murders in a criminal trial but later found financially liable in a civil trial...
. Simpson denied that his ghostwriter was involved in the trial, but Fenjves revealed himself in interviews.