Richard Maynard; American; (August 30, 1942 - January 2, 2007) was an American writer, television producer and educator.

He was born on August 30, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

 and died on January 2, 2007 of natural causes at age 64 at his San Fernando Valley

San Fernando Valley

The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of southern California, United States, defined by the dramatic mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it...

 home in California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. Maynard received his B.S. and M.A. in history and education from Temple University

Temple University

Temple University is a comprehensive public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Originally founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple University is among the nation's largest providers of professional education and prepares the largest body of professional...

 and another master's degree following studies at the University of Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania

The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...

 and Princeton University

Princeton University

Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....

.

He was married and divorced from Lorrie Maynard, with whom he had two sons, Jeffrey Maynard, (an actor and teacher), and Kevin Maynard, (a TV producer, writer and Variety contributor).

Educator

Maynard taught all levels, from high school to graduate school including a ten-year position in the Media Studies M.A. program at New York's The New School

The New School

The New School is a university in New York City, located mostly in Greenwich Village. From its founding in 1919 by progressive New York academics, and for most of its history, the university was known as the New School for Social Research. Between 1997 and 2005 it was known as New School University...

. He also taught at Antioch College

Antioch College

Antioch College is a private, independent liberal arts college in Yellow Springs, Ohio, United States. It was the founder and the flagship institution of the six-campus Antioch University system. Founded in 1852 by the Christian Connection, the college began operating in 1853 with politician and...

, UCLA, UC Berkeley and the International School of Film & Television in San Antonio Los Banos, Cuba.

In the 1960s, while teaching at Simon Gratz High School

Simon Gratz High School

Simon Gratz High School is a secondary school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. An inner-city school, it is perhaps best-known for its famous alumni . Originally operated as a public school by the School District of Philadelphia, Gratz has been run as a charter school by Mastery Charter...

, Maynard developed the Curriculum on Black History for the Philadelphia School District.

Writer

Maynard was editorial director of language arts for Scholastic Publishing for nine years. He contributed to publications including the Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....

, Las Vegas Weekly, and Emmy Magazine.

Mini-series

• The Neon Empire on Showtime
• Supercarrier
  Supercarrier (TV series)
  Supercarrier was a 1988 ABC television series aired during the Top Gun trend of the late 1980s. It featured US Navy Pilots aboard the fictional aircraft carrier USS Georgetown, and ran for eight episodes before being cancelled.-Cast:...
  
  

Films

• Stompin' at the Savoy on CBS
  CBS
  CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
  
  
• Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis on CBS
  CBS
  CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
  
  
• Bridge Across Time (aka: "Arizona Ripper", or "Terror at London Bridge")
• Time Stalkers
• The Babysitter's Seduction
• Blood Brothers
• Gold Coast
• Normal Life

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