John Whitman
, b. 1967
Whitman is an American novelist who novelized many TV series, including Xena: Warrior Princess, Star Wars, and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. His most recent project was four novels based on the TV series 24. He attended Berkley (1985–89) and Boston University (1990–91). He was the executive editor of Time Warner Audio Books from 1991–1999.
Aside from being a novelist, he is a martial arts instructor, with a 4th degree black belt in Krav Maga, and was president of Krav Maga Worldwide from 2000–2007. He designed the instructor training program used by Krav Maga Worldwide, founded Focus Self Defense, and in 2009, became the head of Krav Maga Alliance (www.kravmagaalliance.com).
Sources:
Profile at the paperbackswap.com (accessed: May 29, 2018).
Profile at the Harper Collins Publishers website (accessed: May 29, 2018).
Bio prepared by Allison Rosenblum, Bar-Ilan University, allie.rose89@gmail.com
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