David Morrell(I)
- Writer
- Actor
- Producer
David Morrell was born in 1943, shortly after his father was killed in
action. His mother could not both raise him and have a job, so David
was sent to an orphange. He went to Pennsylvania State University from
1966-70, where he was inspired by his teacher, writer William Tenn. In
1972 he wrote First Blood (1982), which later became the legendary movie
introducing John Rambo played by Sylvester Stallone in 1982. He was a professor of
American literature at the University of Iowa and taught from 1970 to
1986, where he resigned. In 1987 he lost his 15 year old son Matthew
because of bone cancer. He left Iowa and today he lives with his wife
and daughter in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He has written several novels and
First Blood is probably the most famous.
