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     ugust 14, 1953, the same day the Whiffle Ball made its appearance, I emerged victorious in Hanover, New Hampshire at a convenient 2:35 PM to Norman and Leatrice Johnson.
     I am a Leo and a Snake and an only child.
  • 1966 - My first Super 8 movie, The Living Dead.
  • 1971 - Bristol Eastern High School, The Return of the Freshman, a feature-length Super 8 comedy.
  • 1972 - Builds monsters for Lake Compounce, Riverside, Elitch Gardens, Lakeside, Long Beach Pike.
  • 1974 - USC Film School, three years as teaching assistant in film animation.
  • 1979 - Directs and produces corporate and educational films. (Less interesting than it sounds.)
  • 1984 - Animation for Nickelodeon series Out of Control. Bought first computer, the Macintosh 512K.
  • 1985 - Decides to create a computer game, using credit cards as a business loan.
  • 1987 - Miles Computing publishes The Fool’s Errand.
  • 1988 - Electronic Arts takes over distribution. At the Carnival is published.
  • 1989 - Cinemaware publishes 3 in Three. Consultant for Disney’s Cartoon Arcade.
  • 1990 - Inline Design takes over distribution of 3 in Three.
  • 1991 - Senior Producer for Philips, creating and directing its *FunHouse* Division.
  • 1993 - Hanna Barbera’s Cartoon Carnival, the number one selling Philips CD-I product.
  • 1994 - Merlin’s Apprentice, a Philips CD-I puzzle game.
  • 1995 - Labyrinth of Crete, another Philips CD-I puzzle game.
  • 1996 - 2001 - Puzzling Content for Mattel Online, Warner Bros. Online, Disney Online.
  • 2002 - Designs $100,000 Challenge for book Mysterious Stranger by magician David Blaine.
  • 2004 - $100,000 Challenge solved.
  • 2012 - The Fool and his Money.