There is much to know about Gene Cartwright – Father, Author, Screenwriter, Former Engineer, Film Producer/Director, Past Oprah Guest, Past Pulitzer-nominee, and Marine.
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Gene,
a native of Texas, often says it was his great fortune to be born at the right address— the home of his parents. Gene insists his love of writing and learning was sparked by his mother, who taught him to read when he was barely four. His father taught him, by his daily life examples, how to apply what he learned.
Gene was fascinated,
captured by the freedom reading afforded. What was more, he read and was inspired to put his own words to paper. He has always enjoyed both technical and literary pursuits. He wrote his first novel at 9. (90 pages longhand.) At age 12, he was working with a local electrician actually wiring new homes and retrofitting older homes. Gene graduated high school and headed immediately to Prairie View A&M College (University).
Four years later,
and for almost 8 years thereafter, during what he now refers to as another life, Gene was an electrical engineer, designing lighting and power distribution systems. He next founded and owned a very successful consumer electronics company in Houston, Texas.
A few years later,
after selling a consumer electronics company he founded, he headed west. While he doesn’t mind talking about working as an environmental engineer with the Air Quality Management District in California, he is particularly proud of his debut at the famous Improv as a guitarist and singer.
Gene still writes, produces, performs/records his songs. (See NotePlayer.com)