Arthur Bradford
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Bradford in 2011
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November 19, 1969 Boothbay Harbor, Maine, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer, filmmaker, Camp Director |
| Nationality | American |
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Arthur Houston Bradford (born November 19, 1969 in Boothbay Harbor, Maine) is an American writer and filmmaker. He has published two books of short stories, Dogwalker (Knopf ) and Turtleface and Beyond (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux ), and a children's book, Benny's Brigade (McSweeney's ). He has directed several films, most notably the How's Your News? documentary series, and the Emmy-nominated film 6 Days to Air (Comedy Central 2011).
Bradford was born in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, the son of energy regulator Peter A. Bradford and painter Katherine Bradford. He and his twin sister, Laura Bradford grew up in Maine and New York City. They both attended Phillips Academy and Yale University. After graduating, Bradford moved to Austin, Texas where he worked at The Texas School for the Blind and began writing short stories and making short films. During this time he was awarded a Wallace Stegner fellow at Stanford University and later a James Michener Fellowship from the University of Texas at Austin.
After the publication of his first book, Dogwalker, in 2001, Bradford lived briefly in a remote cabin in The Northeast Kingdom where he wrote and published several short stories about the experience. He later moved to Brooklyn, NY in order to pursue filmmaking. In 2005 he became the co-director of "Camp Jabberwocky", a residential camp for people with disabilities. It was there that he originated the How's Your News? series with help from South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker. The series was co-created with longtime friend, musician Chad Urmston. Bradford now lives in Portland, Oregon.
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