Role Novelist | Name Kem Nunn | |
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Nominations Edgar Award for Best Novel Books Tapping the Source, Tijuana straits, The dogs of winter, Pomona Queen, Chance: A Novel Similar People David Milch, Kurt Sutter, Greyson Fletcher, Ted Mann, Alix Lambert | ||
Occupation Novelist,Screenwriter | ||
Kem Nunn - Chance
Kem Nunn (born 1948) is an American novelist, surfer, magazine and television writer from California. His novels have been described as "surf-noir" for their dark themes, political overtones and surf settings. He is the author of five novels, including his seminal surf novel Tapping the Source.
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- Kem Nunn Chance
- Alexandra Cunningham Kem Nunn interviewed at the Red Carpet Premiere of Chance on Hulu
- Biography
- References
He has collaborated with producer David Milch on the HBO Western drama series Deadwood. Milch and Nunn co-created the HBO series John from Cincinnati, a surfing series set in Imperial Beach, California which premiered on June 10, 2007.
Alexandra Cunningham & Kem Nunn interviewed at the Red Carpet Premiere of "Chance" on Hulu
Biography
Kem Nunn grew up in Pomona and Northern California. He has written the novels Tapping the Source, Dogs of Winter, Pomona Queen, Unassigned Territory, Tijuana Straits, and Chance. He received an MFA in creative writing from UC Irvine.
Nunn joined the crew of the HBO western drama Deadwood as a writer for the third and final season in 2006. The series was created by David Milch and focused on a growing town in the American West. Nunn wrote the episode "Leviathan Smiles". He has also written for season 5 of Sons of Anarchy.