About John Butman
Lived 1951 – 2020 (aged 68–69). John Butman was a writer.
John Campbell Butman (1951 – March 23, 2020) was an American writer. He wrote several books under his own name and collaborated on more than thirty other titles, including works that were bestsellers in lists compiled by The New York Times and The Boston Globe and Economist award winners.
Background
Butman graduated with a degree in film direction from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1972. He founded the content development firm Idea Platforms, Inc. in 1989, which advises and collaborates with leading thinkers, strategists, and content experts in the development of ideas, creation of books, and building of idea platforms. He was an affiliated literary agent with the Boston-based firm Kneerim & Williams. He lived in Portland, Maine.
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When was John Butman born?
John Butman was born in 1951.
When did John Butman die?
John Butman died on 23 March 2020.
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John Butman was a writer.
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