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'''Ron Burch''' is an American writer whose work spans television, film, plays, short fiction and novels. His movies include ''[[Head over Heels (2001 film)|Head over Heels]]'' , ''[[Yours, Mine and Ours (2005 film)|Yours, Mine and Ours]]'' and ''[[Ferdinand (film)|Ferdinand]]''. He was the executive producer/showrunner (along with David Kidd) of the [[DreamWorks Animation]] TV show ''[[Dinotrux]]''. He and Kidd wrote the second, third, and fourth seasons of "[[Marvel Super Hero Adventures]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Author Page|url=https://pro-labs.imdb.com/title/tt1396212/filmmakers|website=IMDB Pro|accessdate=22 December 2014}}</ref>
'''Ron Burch''' is an American writer of television, film, plays, short fiction and novels. His movies include ''[[Head over Heels (2001 film)|Head over Heels]]'', ''[[Yours, Mine and Ours (2005 film)|Yours, Mine and Ours]]'' and ''[[Ferdinand (film)|Ferdinand]]''. He was the executive producer/showrunner (along with David Kidd) of the [[DreamWorks Animation]] TV show ''[[Dinotrux]]''. He and Kidd wrote the second, third, and fourth seasons of "[[Marvel Super Hero Adventures]]".<ref name="PowerThatConcedes" />


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Ron Burch was born in [[Columbus, Ohio]]. His family later moved to [[Sunbury, Ohio]]. He attended [[The Ohio State University]], [[Antioch University Los Angeles]], and [[Harvard's]] [[Institute for Advanced Theater Training]].
Ron Burch was born in [[Columbus, Ohio]]. His family later moved to [[Sunbury, Ohio]]. He attended [[Ohio State University]]<!--Wikipedians do not use "The" as part of Ohio State's name; it is considered a marketing gimmick, and routinely deleted.-->, [[Antioch University Los Angeles]], and the [[Institute for Advanced Theater Training]] at [[Harvard University]].{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}


== Hollywood ==
== Hollywood ==
While living in New York City, Ron and his writing partner, David Kidd, began writing together. They relocated to Los Angeles, where they worked as Staff Writers on the [[Tom Selleck]] sitcom "The Closer" for [[CBS]].<ref name=PowerThatConcedes>{{cite web|title=Author Page|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0120816/|website=IMDB Pro|accessdate=22 December 2014}}</ref> In 1998, they, along with composer Ed Alton, were nominated for an [[Emmy]] for "Outstanding Music and Lyrics" for the song "You Don't Know Jack."<ref>{{cite web|title=50th Annual Emmy Awards|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1998|website=Emmy Awards|publisher=Emmy Awards|accessdate=22 December 2014}}</ref> After that show, they transitioned to film where they worked uncredited on a number of movies and received screen credit on three of them: "[[Ferdinand (2017 film)|Ferdinand]]","[[Head over Heels (2001 film)|Head Over Heels]]" and "[[Yours, Mine and Ours (2005 film)|Yours, Mine and Ours]]."<ref name="PowerThatConcedes"/> He currently is Executive Producer on [[DreamWorks Animation]] TV's "[[Dinotrux]]." In addition to Ferdinand being nominated for an Academy Award, the Annie Award, the Golden Globe Award and several others, Ron, along with his co-writers, won the "[[Humanitas Award (2018)|Humanitas Award]]" for "Feature--Family."
While living in New York City, Burch and his writing partner, David Kidd, began writing together. They relocated to Los Angeles, where they worked as Staff Writers on the [[Tom Selleck]] sitcom ''The Closer'' for [[CBS]].<ref name=PowerThatConcedes>{{cite web|title=Author Page|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0120816/|website=IMDB Pro|accessdate=22 December 2014}}</ref> In 1998, they, along with composer Ed Alton, were nominated for an [[Emmy]] for "Outstanding Music and Lyrics" for the song "You Don't Know Jack."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ron Burch |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/ron-burch |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Television Academy |language=en}}</ref> In the 2000s, the duo began working in film and received screen credit on ''[[Ferdinand (2017 film)|Ferdinand]], [[Head over Heels (2001 film)|Head Over Heels]]'' and [[Yours, Mine and Ours (2005 film)|''Yours, Mine and Ours'']].<ref name="PowerThatConcedes"/> He then worked as an executive producer on [[DreamWorks Animation|DreamWorks Animation's]] ''[[Dinotrux]]''. In addition to Ferdinand being nominated for an Academy Award, the Annie Award, the Golden Globe Award and several others, Burch, along with his co-writers, won the "Humanitas Award" for "Feature--Family."{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}


== Fiction ==
== Fiction ==
Ron's fiction has appeared in a number of literary journals and anthologies. He's been nominated for a [[Pushcart Prize]] for his story "The Flower Pot" in [[Juked]], Issue 6, February 1, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title=Issue Page|url=http://www.juked.com/|website=Juked|publisher=J.W. Wang|accessdate=22 December 2014}}</ref> His experimental novel, BLISS INC, was published by [[BlazeVox Books]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Book Page|url=http://www.blazevox.org/index.php/Shop/fiction/bliss-inc.-by-ron-burch-22/|website=[[BlazeVox Books]]|publisher=Geoffrey Gatza|accessdate=22 December 2014}}</ref> His story "I Need" appeared in the anthology TOO MUCH: Tales of Excess (Chuck Howe and Bud Smith, editors)<ref>{{cite web|title=Book page|url=https://www.amazon.com/Too-Much-Excess-Chuck-Howe/dp/1500216771|website=Amazon.com|publisher=Amazon|accessdate=22 December 2014}}</ref>
Burch was nominated for a [[Pushcart Prize]] for his story "The Flower Pot" in [[Juked]], Issue 6, February 1, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Issue Page |url=http://www.juked.com/ |url-status=dead |accessdate=22 December 2014 |website=Juked |publisher=J.W. Wang |archive-date=22 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222190137/http://www.juked.com/ }}</ref> His novel, ''BLISS INC'', was published by BlazeVox Books in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Book Page |url=http://www.blazevox.org/index.php/Shop/fiction/bliss-inc.-by-ron-burch-22/ |accessdate=22 December 2014 |website=[[BlazeVox Books]] |publisher=Geoffrey Gatza |archive-date=22 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222042054/http://www.blazevox.org/index.php/Shop/fiction/bliss-inc.-by-ron-burch-22/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> His story "I Need" appeared in the anthology ''TOO MUCH: Tales of Excess'' (Chuck Howe and Bud Smith, editors)<ref>{{cite book|title=Book page|isbn=978-1500216771 |last1=Howe |first1=Chuck |date=August 2014 |publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform }}</ref>


== Plays ==
== Plays ==
Ron is also an award-winning playwright.<ref>{{cite web|title=Theatre page|url=http://www.highpoint.edu/theatre/production-history/|website=High Point University|publisher=High Point University|accessdate=22 December 2014}}</ref> His plays have been developed and produced by a variety of theatres in the US and internationally.<ref>{{cite web|title=Theatre Page|url=https://sites.google.com/site/burchre/theatre|website=Ron Burch website|publisher=Blogger|accessdate=22 December 2014}}</ref> His 10-minute play, "The Baby," is in THE BEST 10-MINUTE PLAYS, 2011 [[(Smith and Kraus)]]<ref name="Author Page">{{cite web|title=Author Page|url=http://www.smithandkraus.com/htdocs/store.php?b=1575257823|website=Smith & Kraus Books|publisher=Smith & Kraus|accessdate=22 December 2014}}</ref> and his 10-minute play, "The Origin of Lewis Hackett," is in THE BEST 10-MINUTE PLAYS, 2014 [[(Smith and Kraus)]]<ref name="Author Page"/> and his 10-minute play, "Romeo and Jules," appears in the BEST OF PLAYGROUND 2013: LOS ANGELES.<ref>{{cite web|title=Best of Playground|url=http://playground-sf.org/publications.shtml|website=Playground LA|publisher=Jim Kleinmann|accessdate=22 December 2014}}</ref> His 10-minute play, "Polly," will be in THE BEST 10-MINUTE PLAYS, 2015 [[(Smith and Kraus)]].
Burch's 10-minute plays, "The Baby," "The Origin of Lewis Hackett," and "Polly," were named Best 10-Minute Play in 2011, 2014, and 2015, respectively.<ref name="Author Page">{{cite web |title=Author Page |url=http://www.smithandkraus.com/htdocs/store.php?b=1575257823 |accessdate=22 December 2014 |website=Smith & Kraus Books |publisher=Smith & Kraus |archive-date=7 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150307124541/http://www.smithandkraus.com/htdocs/store.php?b=1575257823 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His 10-minute play, "Romeo and Jules," appears in the Best of Playground 2013: Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web |title=Best of Playground |url=http://playground-sf.org/publications.shtml |accessdate=22 December 2014 |website=Playground LA |publisher=Jim Kleinmann |archive-date=22 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222040919/http://playground-sf.org/publications.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Affiliations ==
Ron is a member of the [[Dramatists Guild of America]], [[Writers Guild of America West]], [[ASCAP]], the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights, the 2014-15 PlayGround LA Writers Pool and one of the Associate Directors of the Skylight Theatre's PlayLabs in Los Angeles, CA.


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Latest revision as of 09:35, 24 July 2024

Ron Burch is an American writer of television, film, plays, short fiction and novels. His movies include Head over Heels, Yours, Mine and Ours and Ferdinand. He was the executive producer/showrunner (along with David Kidd) of the DreamWorks Animation TV show Dinotrux. He and Kidd wrote the second, third, and fourth seasons of "Marvel Super Hero Adventures".[1]

Early life

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Ron Burch was born in Columbus, Ohio. His family later moved to Sunbury, Ohio. He attended Ohio State University, Antioch University Los Angeles, and the Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University.[citation needed]

Hollywood

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While living in New York City, Burch and his writing partner, David Kidd, began writing together. They relocated to Los Angeles, where they worked as Staff Writers on the Tom Selleck sitcom The Closer for CBS.[1] In 1998, they, along with composer Ed Alton, were nominated for an Emmy for "Outstanding Music and Lyrics" for the song "You Don't Know Jack."[2] In the 2000s, the duo began working in film and received screen credit on Ferdinand, Head Over Heels and Yours, Mine and Ours.[1] He then worked as an executive producer on DreamWorks Animation's Dinotrux. In addition to Ferdinand being nominated for an Academy Award, the Annie Award, the Golden Globe Award and several others, Burch, along with his co-writers, won the "Humanitas Award" for "Feature--Family."[citation needed]

Fiction

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Burch was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for his story "The Flower Pot" in Juked, Issue 6, February 1, 2009.[3] His novel, BLISS INC, was published by BlazeVox Books in 2010.[4] His story "I Need" appeared in the anthology TOO MUCH: Tales of Excess (Chuck Howe and Bud Smith, editors)[5]

Plays

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Burch's 10-minute plays, "The Baby," "The Origin of Lewis Hackett," and "Polly," were named Best 10-Minute Play in 2011, 2014, and 2015, respectively.[6] His 10-minute play, "Romeo and Jules," appears in the Best of Playground 2013: Los Angeles.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Author Page". IMDB Pro. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Ron Burch". Television Academy. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  3. ^ "Issue Page". Juked. J.W. Wang. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Book Page". BlazeVox Books. Geoffrey Gatza. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  5. ^ Howe, Chuck (August 2014). Book page. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1500216771.
  6. ^ "Author Page". Smith & Kraus Books. Smith & Kraus. Archived from the original on 7 March 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Best of Playground". Playground LA. Jim Kleinmann. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
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