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''Breakfast at Madeline's'', a murder mystery set in [[Saratoga Springs]].<ref name="LopezMystery">{{cite news |last1=Lopez |first1=Michael |title=Coffee & clues Saratoga Springs plays a guessing game about who's who in Matt Witten's murder mystery |publisher=Albany Times-Union |date=8 May 1999}}</ref><ref name="DooleyStuff">{{cite news |last1=Dooley |first1=Kathleen |title=Local authors show they have the write stuff |publisher=Times-Union |date=17 November 2000}}</ref><ref name="BistrowCity"/>
''Breakfast at Madeline's'', a murder mystery set in [[Saratoga Springs]].<ref name="LopezMystery">{{cite news |last1=Lopez |first1=Michael |title=Coffee & clues Saratoga Springs plays a guessing game about who's who in Matt Witten's murder mystery |publisher=Albany Times-Union |date=8 May 1999}}</ref><ref name="DooleyStuff">{{cite news |last1=Dooley |first1=Kathleen |title=Local authors show they have the write stuff |publisher=Times-Union |date=17 November 2000}}</ref><ref name="BistrowCity"/>

''Grand Delusion'', a murder mystery set in [[Saratoga Sprongs]]<ref name="BistrowCity">{{cite news |last1=Bistrow |first1=Ginger |title=It's well-written; `Grand Delusion' a murder yarn set in Spa City |publisher=Albany Times-Union |date=6 February 2000}}</ref>
''Grand Delusion'', a murder mystery set in [[Saratoga Sprongs]]<ref name="BistrowCity">{{cite news |last1=Bistrow |first1=Ginger |title=It's well-written; `Grand Delusion' a murder yarn set in Spa City |publisher=Albany Times-Union |date=6 February 2000}}</ref>



Revision as of 14:25, 25 July 2019

Matthew Witten (born in Baltimore) is an American television writer for House and other shows. He also has written several mystery books, the first of which was Breakfast at Madeline's. Witten currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and two sons. He is the son of Louis Witten and the brother of Edward Witten, both of whom are theoretical physicists.

He is credited as the writer for the Supernatural episodes "No Exit"—centering on the ghost of H. H. Holmes—and "Playthings".

Witten also teaches screenwriting for UCLA Extension Writers' Program.[1]

Background and education

Witten grew up in Cincinnati and graduated form Brandeis University.[2][3]

Plays

The Deal (1989).[3][4]

Iliad (2014).[5]

Mystery novels

Breakfast at Madeline's, a murder mystery set in Saratoga Springs.[6][7][8]

Grand Delusion, a murder mystery set in Saratoga Sprongs[8]

References

  1. ^ http://writers.uclaextension.edu/instructors/matt-witten/
  2. ^ Marchese, Eric (23 June 2000). "A writer with a conscience PROFILE: Whether writing plays, television scripts or novels, Matt Witten's sense of social issues is rarely out of the picture". Orange County Register.
  3. ^ a b De Vries, Hilary (26 August 1998). "Playwright Matt Witten: Has He Got a 'Deal' for You". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ^ Marchese, Eric (30 June 2000). "You couldn't ask for a better 'Deal' REVIEW: At City Theatre in Long Beach, Matt Witten's drama explores the ethics of an FBI sting". Orange County Register.
  5. ^ "Modern epic: Matt Witten brings 'Iliad' to bloody life at Road Less Traveled". Buffalo News. 13 March 2014.
  6. ^ Lopez, Michael (8 May 1999). "Coffee & clues Saratoga Springs plays a guessing game about who's who in Matt Witten's murder mystery". Albany Times-Union.
  7. ^ Dooley, Kathleen (17 November 2000). "Local authors show they have the write stuff". Times-Union.
  8. ^ a b Bistrow, Ginger (6 February 2000). "It's well-written; `Grand Delusion' a murder yarn set in Spa City". Albany Times-Union.