Occupation: Playwright; Writer
Born: Hot Springs, Arkansas
Career:
Playwright (1989-Present)
Freelance Reporter, The Sentinel-Record, Hot Springs, AR (1970-1973)
Freelance Reporter, New Era, Hot Springs, AR (1970-1973)
Military:
With, United States Navy (1973-1977)
Civic:
Founding Sponsor, National Museum of American Jewish History (2009-Present); Founding Sponsor, Flight 93 National Memorial (2006-Present); Founding Sponsor, Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial (2005-Present); President’s Council, World Jewish Congress (2005-Present); Member, Scholarship Committee, American Indian Education Fund, Partnership with Native Americans (2005-Present); Member, AmeriCares (2004-Present); Active Member, National Republican Congressional Committee (2004-Present); Member, International Rescue Committee (2004-Present); Founders Circle, Vada Sheid Community Development Center, Arkansas State University, Mountain Home (2002-Present); Founding Member, The National Campaign for Tolerance (2002-Present); Active Member, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (2001-Present); Delegate, Republican, Senatorial Election Platform Committee (2012); Member, Friends of Sesame Workshop (2005-2008); Honorary Co-Chair, President’s Dinner for George W. Bush (2004-2005); Active, Beit Hashoah Museum of Tolerance (2003-2006); Active Member, American Jewish Committee (2003-2005); Leadership Council, Southern Poverty Law Center (2002-2015); Active Member, Simon Wiesenthal Center (2002-2006)
Creative Works:
Production Partner, “Viva La Causa,” Southern Poverty Law Center Documentary (2008); Production Partner, “Ever Again,” Moriah Films Documentary (2005); Author, “Burning Bridges” (1999); Author, “Insidious” (1992); Author, “Hungry: Three Plays” (1991); Author, “Because” (1991)
Achievements:
Participation in rescue and first-stage relocation of Vietnamese refugees while serving aboard the USS Denver (1975)
Awards:
Inclusion, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Wall of Honor (2018); Recipient, World Jewish Congress Medallion of Commitment (2013); Recipient, Gateway Award, Save Ellis Island, Inc. (2012); Recipient, Leadership Award, World Jewish Congress Foundation (2011); Recipient, Nahum Goldmann Leadership Award, World Jewish Congress Foundation (2007); Recipient, Republican Senatorial American Spirit Medal (2007); Recipient, Congressional Order of Merit (2006, 2007); Inclusion, Republican Presidential Honor Roll by Order of the Executive Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee (2005)
Memberships:
Member, Academy of American Poets, (2020-Present); Member, American Film Institute (2019-Present); Member, Kennedy Center National Patron (2019-Present); Inaugural Member, The Write Stuff Society of the Dramatists Guild Foundation (2019); Charter Member, George W. Bush Presidential Center; Member, Drama League; Member, Theatre Communications Group; Member, Authors League of America (Now Authors Guild); Member, Dramatists Guild of America, Inc.; Charter Member, World Trade Center Memorial Foundation (Now National September 11 Memorial & Museum); Member, Americans for the Arts Action Fund; Member, Save Ellis Island, Inc.; Member, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution; Member, National D-Day Museum (Now National WWII Museum); Member, National Museum for Women in Arts; Member, National Trust for Historic Preservation; Member, Habitat for Humanity International; Member, National Campaign Tolerance
Family:
Son of Leo A. Avery & Dedette Carol (Miles) Sullivan
Married: Kathleen Annette (Twin) Avery (9/7/1979)
Hobbies:
Museum and Gallery Exhibitions
Biography Sources:
Who’s Who in America – 2019, 72nd Edition (pub. 2019)
Who’s Who in America – 2018, 71st Edition (pub. 2018)
Who’s Who in America – 2016, 70th Edition (pub. 2016)
Who’s Who in America – 2015, 69th Edition (pub. 2014)
Who’s Who in America – 2014, 68th Edition (pub. 2013)
Who’s Who in America – 2013, 67th Edition (pub. 2012)
Who’s Who in America – 2012, 66th Edition (pub. 2011)
Who’s Who in America – 2011, 65th Edition (pub. 2010)
Who’s Who in America – 2010, 64th Edition (pub. 2009)
Who’s Who in America – 2009, 63rd Edition (pub. 2008)
Who’s Who in America – 2008, 62nd Edition (pub. 2007)
Who’s Who in America – 2007, 61st Edition (pub. 2006)
Who’s Who in America – 2006, 60th Edition (pub. 2005)
Who’s Who in America – 2005, 59th Edition (pub. 2004)
Who’s Who in America – 2004, 58th Edition (pub. 2003)
Who’s Who in America – 2003, 57th Edition (pub. 2002)
Who’s Who in America – 2002, 56th Edition (pub. 2001)
Who’s Who in America – 2001, 55th Edition (pub. 2000)
Who’s Who in the West – 2016, 43rd Edition (pub. 2015)
Who’s Who in the West – 2015, 42nd Edition (pub. 2014)
Who’s Who in the West – 2014, 41st Edition (pub. 2013)
Who’s Who in the West – 2013, 40th Edition (pub. 2012)
Who’s Who in the West – 2012, 39th Edition (pub. 2011)
Who’s Who in the West – 2011, 38th Edition (pub. 2010)
Who’s Who in the West – 2010, 37th Edition (pub. 2009)
Who’s Who in the West – 2008, 35th Edition (pub. 2007)
Who’s Who in the West – 2007, 34th Edition (pub. 2006)
Who’s Who in the West – 2006, 33rd Edition (pub. 2005)
Who’s Who in the West – 2005, 32nd Edition (pub. 2004)
Who’s Who in the West – 2004, 31st Edition (pub. 2003)
Who’s Who in the West – 2003, 30th Edition (pub. 2002)
Who’s Who in the West – 2002, 29th Edition (pub. 2001)
Who’s Who in the West – 2001, 28th Edition (pub. 2000)
Who’s Who in the West – 2000-2001, 27th Edition (pub. 1999)
Who’s Who in the World – 2016, 33rd Edition (pub. 2016)
Who’s Who in the World – 2015, 32nd Edition (pub. 2014)
Who’s Who in the World – 2014, 31st Edition (pub. 2013)
Who’s Who in the World – 2013, 30th Edition (pub. 2012)
Who’s Who in the World – 2012, 29th Edition (pub. 2011)
Who’s Who in the World – 2011, 28th Edition (pub. 2010)
Who’s Who in the World – 2010, 27th Edition (pub. 2009)
Who’s Who in the World – 2009, 26th Edition (pub. 2008)
Who’s Who in the World – 2008, 25th Edition (pub. 2007)
Who’s Who in the World – 2007, 24th Edition (pub. 2006)
Who’s Who in the World – 2006, 23rd Edition (pub. 2005)
Who’s Who in the World – 2005, 22nd Edition (pub. 2004)
Who’s Who in the World – 2004, 21st Edition (pub. 2003)
Who’s Who in the World – 2003, 20th Edition (pub. 2002)
Who’s Who in the World – 2002, 19th Edition (pub. 2001)
Who’s Who in the World – 2001, 18th Edition (pub. 2000)
Who’s Who in the World – 2000, 17th Edition (pub. 1999)
