Peter Gethers

Peter Gethers
Gethers at Barnes & Noble in New York City in August, 2013
Born1955 (age 70–71)
Occupations
Writing career
Pen nameRussell Andrews
Notable workThe Cat Who Went to Paris

Peter Gethers (born 1955) is an American publisher, screenwriter and author of television shows, films, newspaper and magazine articles, and novels; he is the author of several books, including the bestseller The Cat Who Went to Paris, published in the UK under the title A Cat Called Norton, the first of the Norton the cat trilogy about his Scottish Fold, Norton. He lives in New York City and Sag Harbor, New York.

Biography

Born to a Jewish family, Gethers attended the University of California at Berkeley from 1970 to 1972.

Gethers is a baseball fan and was a founding member of the first Rotisserie Baseball League, the 1980 group that started the fantasy sports craze.

His brother Eric is also a writer, and his father was a television producer.

Gethers' other works include five novels under the pseudonym of Russell Andrews: Gideon, Icarus, Aphrodite, Midas and Hades.

Novels

As Peter Gethers

As Russell Andrews

Nonfiction works

References

  1. ↑ Okrent, Daniel (April 29, 2012). "Kvelling in Their Seats - A first-time producer on what it took to stage Old Jews Telling Jokes". New York.