Quinn Bradlee | |
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Born |
Josiah Quinn Crowninshield Bradlee April 29, 1982 Georgetown (Washington, D.C.) |
Residence | Washington, DC |
Nationality | American |
Citizenship | America |
Education |
The Lab School of Washington The Gow School Landmark College American University New York Film Academy |
Occupation | Founder of FriendsOfQuinn.com |
Employer | National Center for Learning Disabilities |
Spouse(s) | Pary Anbaz-Williamson (m. 2010–14) |
Parent(s) |
Ben Bradlee (1921–2014) Sally Quinn |
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Josiah Quinn Crowninshield Bradlee FRSA,FSA Scot, MStJ (born April 29, 1982) is an American filmmaker, author and advocate for improving the lives of disabled individuals.
Bradlee is the son of the late author and Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee, and author and journalist Sally Quinn.
He was diagnosed in 1996 with Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome (VCFS). He attended The Lab School of Washington, and graduated from the college-preparatory Gow School in 2002. He attended special programs at Landmark College and American University, and studied at the New York Film Academy.
He is the producer of several documentary films including the 2007 film Life with VCFS about the syndrome and the VCFS International Center at Upstate Medical University, and is the associate producer of the 2010 HBO Family documentary film I Can't Do This But I CAN Do That: A Film for Families About Learning Differences. He is the author of the 2009 memoir A Different Life: Growing Up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures, documenting his efforts to overcome VCFS, and, with his father, he co-authored the 2012 book A Life's Work: Fathers and Sons.