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Biography of Fritz Galt Fritz Galt has lived much of his life abroad while writing
about his experiences in the diplomatic community. He co-published The SUN, a
worldwide newsletter for and about Foreign Service spouses, and co-founded Tales from a Small Planet, a webzine for
people living abroad. Married to a career diplomat, Mr. Galt has worked
abroad in American, Canadian, and Argentine embassies. In early childhood, he lived in Havana, Cuba, until Fidel
Castro "nationalized" his family's belongings. Having a Swiss-born
and educated mother, Mr. Galt has spent many summers and winters in
Switzerland. Raised in Illinois, Mr. Galt attended the
University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana where he earned a Bachelor's
degree in Rhetoric and Composition, Psychology, and English and American
Literature with a minor in Film and Cinematography. Following graduate study in the MFA Creative
Writing Program at San Francisco State University, Mr. Galt moved to Chicago and
pursued a successful career in educational publishing. Since marrying a career foreign service
officer, Mr. Galt and his wife have been posted to Belgrade, Taipei, Mumbai,
Beijing, Shanghai, Washington and Brussels where they raise their two
children. Since 1991, Mr. Galt has written humorous
articles for The SUN, co-published The SUN, and started up Tales from a Small Planet, an online
publication for people living abroad.
Interview with Fritz Galt
What books are you
reading at present? Where is your favorite
place to read? Who is your favorite
novelist? Who is your favorite
character? What is your favorite
childrenšs book? What classic should you
have read? What school/college
text did you enjoy the most? What is the funniest
book that you have read? What book do you feel
is overrated? With which book
character would you like to spend a day? What poem can you
recite by heart? What book did you never
want to end? What book changed your
life? What book would you recommend
as necessary reading? Additional Works by Fritz Galt
Movie Scripts Prima
Donna
Feature-length script of a
high-school orchestrašs trip to Paris. Certain students befriend a real
"American in Paris" and intervene in helping him with his romantic
quest for a woman he once knew. (1977) Smiles
Feature-length script of
grandchildren of a former clown helping him out of his old age funk. Told
largely visually through the circus metaphor. (1978) Musicals
Escape to
Vienna
A teenage boy escapes the madness of the
Bosnian War. Short Movies Downstream
As a leaf falls into an
ever-widening river, life around it expands in many other dimensions. 16mm.
Black and white. 8 minutes. 1978 The
Outer Land
A young composer's journey
out of his apartment into the night streets. He finds himself drawn into this
new landscape by a beautiful tune. 16mm. Black and white. 15 minutes. 1979 |
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