Paul McCusker | |
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| Born | (1958-10-03)October 3, 1958 (age 66) Uniontown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse | Elizabeth McCusker |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www |
Paul McCusker (born October 3, 1958) is an American writer and producer. He is best known for his work onAdventures in Odyssey, a nationally syndicated radio drama, and for his work withFocus on the Family's Radio Theatre.[1] He has written over 50 books, 21 plays and 4 musicals. His best known works are the play "Catacombs", the novelsThe Mill House andEpiphany, and his audio adaptations ofC.S. Lewis's works.[2]
McCusker grew up inBowie, Maryland. He graduated from college with a degree in journalism and spent several years writing copy for a local publisher. From the late 1970s, he began writing sketches and plays for his church, Grace Baptist, many of which were published and are still in print.[3] Among his most popular plays are "Catacombs"[4] and "First Church of Pete's Garage".
In 1985, McCusker moved to California to write forContinental Singers and their touring drama group The Jeremiah People. In 1988, he was invited byFocus on the Family to help develop a radio show for kids, which later becameAdventures in Odyssey.[2] He still consults on the show's scripts and writes them on occasion. He has also written 18 tie-in novels, including the "Passages" series.
In the late 1990s, McCusker developedFocus on the Family's Radio Theatre.[5] He has also dramatizedC.S. Lewis'sThe Chronicles of Narnia andThe Screwtape Letters, as well asA Christmas Carol,Les Misérables,Amazing Grace, and theFather Gilbert Mysteries. He won aPeabody Award in 1997 for his work onDietrich Bonhoeffer: The Cost of Freedom.[6] Paul also writes novels,The Mill House andEpiphany being perhaps the best-known, andTSI: The Gabon Virus (2009) his most recent, which was co-written with Dr. Walt Larimore.
Paul has continued his audio drama efforts with theAugustine Institute, writing and directingBrother Francis,The Trials of Saint Patrick,Ode to Saint Cecilia, andThe Legends of Robin Hood.[7][8]
Paul McCusker moved to England with his wife in 1991 and lived in Hailsham and Winchester for a time.[9] He was a Baptist until he attended an Anglican Church in England. Now he lives inColorado Springs, Colorado with his wife Elizabeth and two children; Thomas and Eleanor.[2] In 2007, he converted toCatholicism.[10]
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