Grant Cogswell (born October 24, 1967) is an eccentric screenwriter, independent film producer journalist, poet and political activist, known mostly to residents of Seattle, Washington. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside of the Hollywood Studio system, a series of oligopolistic practices by several A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends A poet is a person who writes Poetry. Etymology From the Ancient greek: ποιέω, poieō: "I make or compose"
Cogswell was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Guy Richard Cogswell, an aerospace engineer, and Diane Marie Berwald. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. This article is about the field of research and industry for the corporation see The Aerospace Corporation Aerospace comprises the His parents were separated when Cogswell was three years old, his father relocating with him to Europe to avoid legal action to regain custody of the child. His father married Robyn Means Johnston in December 1983, and began a peripatetic life which took them to several European capitals during Cogswell's youth. Cogswell's father died of lung cancer in 1997, and he became estranged from his stepmother and stepbrothers immediately afterward. Lung cancer is a Disease of uncontrolled Cell growth in tissues of the Lung.
Cogswell coauthored the Seattle Monorail Initiative, a proposal to build a citywide monorail transit system, which was voted into law in November of 1997. A monorail is a transportation system based on a single beam The term is also used variously to describe the beam of the system or the vehicles travelling on such a beam or The agency created by the law survived four challenges at the ballot; a fifth and final challenge (2005) was successful in defeating the project after questions were raised about the financing of the $1. 7 billion plan.
In 2001, Cogswell campaigned for Seattle City Council against an African American incumbent, Richard McIver. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Richard McIver is a member of the Seattle City Council. He was selected from 114 applicants to fill a vacancy on the Council in January 1997, was elected to the position Though at the outset the chances of success were rated low by the media, Cogswell was recognized as a legitimate challenger, his hopes dashed by the occurrence of the primary election just seven days after the attacks of 9/11. A primary election ( nominating primary) also referred to simply as a primary, is an election in which voters in a Jurisdiction select candidates In 2005, Cogswell's campaign manager in the race, Phil Campbell published an account of the campaign, Zioncheck for President: A True Story of Idealism and Madness in American Politics, published by Nation Books. In March 2007, the film rights to the book were purchased by producer/director Stephen Gyllenhaal. Stephen Roark Gyllenhaal (pronounced as ˈdʒɪlənˌhɔɫ born October 4, 1949) is an American film director and poet The book's title came from a book-length poem Cogswell was writing at the time of the election, which was an elegy for Seattle congressman Marion Zioncheck who went insane after his political humiliation and committed suicide in 1936. Marion Anthony Zioncheck ( 5 December 1901 – 7 August 1936) an American politician served as a member of the United States
Cogswell entered the movie business himself in 2005 after writing a feature-length screenplay, Cthulhu based on the works of H. P. Lovecraft. See also Pre-production Screenwriting A screenplay or script is a written plan authored by a Screenwriter, for a Film or Television Cthulhu is an Australian low budget Horror film made in 1996-1997 and released in 2000, by producer-director Damian Heffernan. Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of horror, fantasy The film premiered June 14, 2007. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Cogswell renounced his previously profound attachment to the city of Seattle (he has the city logo tattooed on his left bicep) and relocated to Mexico City in 2006. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico He is believed to be dividing his time between that city and Portland, Oregon. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers
External links
- Grant Cogswell at the Internet Movie Database
- Annie Wagner, Oh, the Horror: The Making of 'Cthulhu' The Stranger, September 15 – September 21, 2005. The Stranger is an Alternative weekly newspaper in Seattle Washington, USA noted for its Social commentary, Political opinion
- Zioncheck for President on Amazon. com
- Trevor Griffey, A Hero's Haunting: Long-dead Congressman helps writer-activist soldier on, Real Change, May 3, 2001, Interview with Cogswell about Zioncheck
- Josh Feit, Folk Rock, The Stranger, October 18 – October 24, 2001. During Cogswell's city council campaign.
- Walt Crowley, Monorail, Seattle -- A Snapshot History, HistoryLink, originally published July 4, 2000, last updated July 11, 2005. Walter Charles Crowley ( June 20, 1947 - September 21, 2007) was a Washington political celebrity and community leader who first became