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  • Comment: I see absolutely no significant changes since the AFD. It's now been resubmitted 4 times with no sources that establish notability - the current sources aside from a small few existed when it was AFD'd previously. Praxidicae (talk) 14:02, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
  • Comment: Could reviewers also check out the cited book reviews, as this author's work has received significant coverage?
  • Comment: Note to other reviewers: I think that this might actually be notable. Coverage in the NYTimes and MotherJones is pretty solid. CaptainEek Edits Ho Cap'n!⚓ 04:35, 7 February 2020 (UTC)
  • Comment: Little seems to have been addressed or changed since the AFD. Few of the sources are coverage of him. Praxidicae (talk) 19:31, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
  • I resubmitted. Subject is clearly notable. FloridaArmy (talk) 13:16, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
Allen Estrin
BornJune 20, 1954
Occupation(s)screenwriter, producer, director, author
Known forCo-founder of PragerU, Producer of the Dennis Prager Show
WorksPocahontas II: Journey to a New World, Bare Essentials, Warm Hearts, Cold Feet, The Hollywood Professionals, Volume 6: Capra, Cukor and Brown, Heaven's Witness
SpouseSusan
WebsiteAllen Estrin, PragerU

Allen Estrin (born June 20, 1954) is a screenwriter, producer, director, and author. He is known for his screenwriting with his late brother Mark Estrin,[1] co-writing a novel with Joseph Telushkin.[2], and his current work with Dennis Prager. With Prager he co-founded PragerU and serves as the executive producer of the Dennis Prager Show.[3][4]

Career

Estrin co-founded the digital media website PragerU, short for "Prager University", with Dennis Prager and is currently the executive producer of The Dennis Prager Show.[3]

When Estrin originally conceptualized PragerU, he had planned for it to be a brick-and-mortar university, but later proposed instead that they create short educational videos online.[5][6] Estrin credits a copyright lawsuit with forcing PragerU videos to stop using photographs,[4] and Jeremy Boreing with helping to develop their current animation style.[7] Estrin represented PragerU at President Donald Trump's "Social Media Summit" in July, 2019.[8][9] He predicts that leftists will eventually create their equivalent of PragerU.[3]

Estrin was a screenwriter for several television shows including:[10][11]

He also co-wrote Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World.[12] And with his brother Mark Estrin (1947-2005)[13] he wrote Bare Essentials,[14] and Warm Hearts, Cold Feet.[1][15] He was also a co-producer for Bare Essentials. Estrin is a lecturer in screenwriting at the American Film Institute. He directed "Israel in a Time of Terror".[16]

Estrin wrote The Hollywood Professionals, Volume 6: Capra, Cukor and Brown,[17] about directors Frank Capra, George Cukor, and Clarence Brown.[18] He also co-wrote the novel Heaven's Witness with Joseph Telushkin.[2][19][20][21]

Personal life

Estrin married Susan Chamberlain in 1985.[22] He is the son of Donald and Mildred Estrin, with brothers Joel and Mark, and a sister Amy.[13]

A scholar of the movies,[17] Estrin has brought his knowledge of film to the Dennis Prager Show,[23] where Prager calls him the "Living Martyr".[24][25]

Estrin is a honey aficionado.[26]

In 2002, Estrin was denied life insurance because he traveled to Israel. Because of this, he sued 14 insurance companies. This led to some insurers changing such policies.[27] and to a bill in California to outlaw such travel restrictions on policies.[28]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mark Estrin, 57; Co-Founder of Winery Known for Prose, Pinots". Los Angeles Times. May 12, 2005.
  2. ^ a b "Fiction Book Review: HEAVEN'S WITNESS by Allen Estrin, Author, Joseph Telushkin, Author. (467p) ISBN 978-1-59264-091-1". Publishersweekly.com. 2004-08-16. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  3. ^ a b c Oppenheimer, Mark. "Inside the Right-Wing YouTube Empire That's Quietly Turning Millennials Into Conservatives – Mother Jones". Motherjones.com. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  4. ^ a b Donnelly, Madaline (2015-11-04). "How Dennis Prager's Online University Reaches Millions". Dailysignal.com. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  5. ^ Bowles, Nellie (2020-01-04). "Right-Wing Views for Generation Z, Five Minutes at a Time". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  6. ^ "Firside Chat Ep. 100 – The Founding of PragerU With Allen Estrin" – via open.spotify.com.
  7. ^ Nguyen, Tina (2018-12-09). ""Let Me Make You Famous": How Hollywood Invented Ben Shapiro". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  8. ^ "White House social media summit not a 'one-and-done,' Trump's allies say". The Washington Post. 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  9. ^ Overly, Steven. "Social media gadflies gather for airing of grievances with Trump". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  10. ^ "Biography | Allen Estrin". The KAIROS Company. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  11. ^ Posted on March 3, 2018, at 10:01 a.m. ET (2018-03-03). "How PragerU Is Winning The Right-Wing Culture War Without Donald Trump". Buzzfeednews.com. Retrieved 2020-01-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World (1998), retrieved 2020-02-11
  13. ^ a b "Estrin, Mark". Chicago Tribune. 2005-05-11.
  14. ^ "TV Reviews : Clothing-Thin Plot in 'Bare Essentials'". Los Angeles Times. January 8, 1991.
  15. ^ "Warm Hearts, Cold Feet UPI Arts & Entertainment -- Television". UPI.
  16. ^ "Israel in a Time of Terror - 7thart Releasing". www.7thart.com.
  17. ^ a b Poague, Leland (1981). "Reviewed work: The Hollywood Professionals Volume 6: Capra, Cukor, Brown, Allen Estrin". Film Criticism. 5 (2): 70–74. JSTOR 44019009.
  18. ^ Callenbach, Ernest; Fell, John (1980). "Director Studies". Film Quarterly. 33 (4): 49–51. doi:10.2307/1212019. JSTOR 1212019.
  19. ^ "HEAVEN'S WITNESS - KIRKUS REVIEW". Kirkus. 2010-05-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ "'Heaven's' Mysterious Spirits". 2004-12-23.
  21. ^ "The Year in Books". Washington Examiner. 2004-12-13. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  22. ^ https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/estrin-allen
  23. ^ "Allen's Movie Recommendations".
  24. ^ "Broadcast Transcript".
  25. ^ "Dennis Prager 20181129 – 1 Living Martyr". 2018-11-29.
  26. ^ "Allen's Honey Journal".
  27. ^ "Allstate won't blacklist Israel travelers". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. 2004-07-02. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  28. ^ "Panel OKs Bill on Travel Bias in Insurance". Los Angeles Times. 2005-07-07. Retrieved 2020-02-09.

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