Nicholas Meyer, award-winning author, screenwriter, and director, returns Monday evening, Febrary 22, for a Zoom talk: “My Sherlock - Some Observations on the Relations Between Art and Artists - with Special Emphasis on Fictional Characters Who Won’t Stay Dead.”
Meyer’s work in publishing, film, and TV spans more than five decades. His books include The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, a Doyle pastiche in which Sherlock Holmes met Sigmund Freud.
He made his directing debut in 1979 with a film he wrote, Time After Time. He directed Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Volunteers, The Deceivers, Company Business, Star Trek VI, and The Undiscovered Country. His screenplays include Sommersby and contributions to Fatal Attraction and Dreamworks’ Prince of Egypt.
Meyer directed ABC’s The Day After, the single most-watched TV film ever made. His two-part miniseries, Houdini, was based on his father, Bernard C. Meyer’s biography.
Born and raised in NYC, Nicholas graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in theatre and filmmaking. He lives in Santa Monica, CA.
He will dedicate his talk to the memory of his mother, Leonore Meyer, recently deceased, whose life became so much richer after becoming a Kendal resident.
Residents will receive an email Zoom invitation; the talk takes place at 7:30 pm Monday, Febrary 22.