Elissa grodin biography

Elissa D. Grodin grew up in a large family in Kansas City, Missouri, and was 15 years old when she started to write short stories.
Elissa D. Grodin writes children's books -- both fiction and non-fiction -- as well as murder mysteries.
Elissa Durwood Grodin is a writer who was married to Charles Grodin from 1983 until the actor's death in 2021.

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Elissa Grodin has written a new picture book, E IS FOR EVEREYONE!, illustrated by Victor Juhasz and publish by Sleeping Bear Press. They will send a copy to the one lucky winner.

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BOOK DESCRIPTION:

Civics lessons are always timely, always important, and often very complicated. And despite the easy banter in today’s media, many adult Americans are still in the dark when it comes to knowing their rights and responsibilities as citizens of a democratic society. So how do we help our youngest

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Charles Grodin

American actor (1935–2021)

Charles Sidney Grodin (April 21, 1935 – May 18, 2021) was an American actor, comedian, author, and television talk show host. Known for his deadpan delivery and often cast as a put-upon straight man, Grodin became familiar as a supporting actor in many Hollywood comedies of the era. After a small part in Rosemary's Baby in 1968, he played the lead in Elaine May's The Heartbreak Kid (1972) where he received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. As well, he starred in 11 Harrowhouse (1974), for which he also wrote the adaptation.

He took supporting roles in Mike Nichols's Catch-22 (1970), the 1976 remake of King Kong, and Warren Beatty's Heaven Can Wait (1978). Other notable film roles include Real Life (1979), Seems Like Old Times (1980), The Great Muppet Caper (1981), Ishtar (1987), Dave (1993), and Clifford (1994). Grodin also co-starred in the action comedy Midnight Run (1988) and the family film Beethoven (1992).

Grodin made his acting debut in 19

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Who is Charles Grodin’s wife?

ACCLAIMED actor Charles Grodin, who passed away on May 18, 2021, was married to author Elissa Durwood.

Grodin, who was 86, lost his battle with bone marrow cancer.

Who was Charles Grodin's wife?

Elissa Durwood Grodin is a writer who was married to Charles Grodin from 1983 until the actor's death in 2021.

Writing as Elissa D Grodin, she is the author of such books as Death By Hitchcock, Physics Can Be Fatal, and The Happy Prince.

Death By Hitchcock is a murder mystery that was published in 2014.

A description of the novel states:"Physics and film seemingly have few academic features in common.

"However, when local siren Bunny Baldwin, a student in the Film Studies Department at Cushing College, is found strangled to death on opening night of the Hitchcock Film Festival, Physics professor Edwina Goodwin puts on her detecting hat.

"Using her scientific sleuthing skills to assist her almost boyfriend Police Detective Will Tenney, the pair work together to investigate the campus murder."

Durwood was bo