Thomas “Tom” Baum (born 1940 in New York) is an American playwright and screenwriter best known for writing The Sender and Carny, both of which he wrote directly for the screen. He lives in Los Angeles with his producer wife, Carol Baum. He has two sons and three grandchildren.
Awards and nominations
Baum has been nominated for several cable awards as a writer and director on The Hitchhiker (HBO)Writers Guild Best TV Movie award for Witness to the ExecutionWon L.A.'s Eclectic Theatre Company Hurricane Season One-Act Festival for "The Out of Body Treatment for Marital Dysfunction"Out of the Box Award in a St. Croix, Wisconsin, Festival Theatre FestivalBest Production in N.Y.'s End Time Theatre festival for "Epicenter"Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)Die with Me (2001)Dark Prince: The True Story of Dracula (2000)Journey to the Center of the Earth (TV miniseries) (1999)Shattered Mind (TV Movie)(1996)Kidnapped: In the Line of Duty (TV Movie) (1995)Witness to the Execution (TV Movie)(1994)Nightmare Cafe (4 episodes, 1992)- "Aliens Ate My Lunch" (1992)- "Sanctuary for a Child" (1992)- "The Heart of the Mystery" (1992)- "Dying Well Is the Best Revenge" (1992)Night Visions (TV Movie)(1990)War of the Worlds (TV Series) (story - 1 episode)No Direction Home (1989)The Haunting of Sarah Hardy (TV Movie 1989)Deadly Nightmares (TV Series) (written by - 3 episodes, 1987) (teleplay - 3 episodes, 1985 - 1986) (story - 1 episode, 1986)- "Made for Each Other" (1987)- "Doctor's Orders" (1987)- "Minuteman" (1987)- "The Curse" (1986)- "Ghostwriter (1986)The Manhattan Project (1986)Secret Weapons (TV Movie) (1985)The Sender (1982)Carny (1980)Simon (1980)ABC Afterschool Specials (TV Series) (screenplay - 1 episode, 1977) (screenwriter - 1 episode, 1976) (writer - 1 episode, 1976)- "The Horrible Honchos" (1977)- "P.J. and the President's Son" (1976)- "The Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon" (1976)Hugo the Hippo ISBN 978-0-515-04188-0It Looks Alive To Me! ISBN 0060204044Out Of Body ISBN 978-0-312-15620-6Wonk LoveThe Great OutdoorsAshley Saves the WorldTaps for PapsSchadenFridayThe Out of Body Treatment for Marital DysfunctionDon't Empty the Frog (We Are Not Alone)Cadaver LoveInside/OutEpicenterVignettes for the ApocalypseDork LoveTom Baum has been a columnist for Filmmaking Review online magazine since 2012
