Freelance Writer and Poet
Tucson, Arizona Area
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- Freelance Writer at Don Coorough, Freelance Writer
- Past
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- Owner/Operator at Alliance for the Unification of Mankind (AUM) Publishing Co.
- Owner/Operator - Paralegal at Coorough Paralegal Services
- Production Manager at Baer Animation
- Paralegal at Law Office of Wendy White
- Paralegal at Law Offices of Albert G. Freeman, Jr.
- Musical Coordinator at Bert Rhine Productions
- Production Manager/Final Checker at Kinney Vallas Productions
- Head of Animation Production at Spungbuggy Works
- Production Manager at Lisberger Studios
- Production Assistant Manager at Murakami Wolf Swenson Films
- Guitarist at Megaw Theater
- Education
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- Barclay Career School
- The Learning Annex
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Sherwood Oaks Experimental College
- University of Southern California
- Pima Community College
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Don Coorough’s Summary
1976/77 - Murakami Wolf Films: Production Assistant; "The Extraordinary Adventures of the Mouse and His Child," "Puff the Magic Dragon" and commercials.
1978/79 - Lisberger Studios: Production Manager; "Animalympics."
1979/80 - Spungbuggy Works: Head of Animation; commercials, also directed mattes for 1980 titles to "Magnum PI."
1981 - Kinney Vallas: Production Manager: Final Checker; commercials and "Stanley the Ugly Duckling."
1979/1981 and 1983/1987 - wrote songs for and performed in bands on "new wave" club circuit. Song "They Died Young" recorded by The Tooners, available on iTunes.
1989 - obtained paralegal certificate.
1990 - Flagstaff, AZ - paralegal in Criminal, Personal Injury, Family, Business, and Bankruptcy.
1996 - Baer Animation: Production Manager; "Rodeo" for The Fremont Street Experience, educational CD Rom "Connie and Bonnie's Birthday Blast Off", TV special "Annabelle's Wish", and commercials; Animation Director for 1998 Discovery Channel Eco-Challenge.
1999/2000 - Log Home Design Ideas: freelance writer; articles for magazine. Triscari Productions: ghost writer; pilot teleplay and series proposal of a sitcom titled "Dumbels."
2006/2007 - Alliance for the Unification of Mankind (AUM) Publishing Company: wrote, edited, self-published and distributed three editions of chapbook, "A Critical Mass and Other Poems."
2007 - Poem "Parched Lips" published 10/07 by edificeWRECKED.
2008 - Two poems published 3/1/08 by Blood Moon Rising Magazine. Eight poems published 3/3/08 by Eleventh Transmission. Five poems published 6/18/08 by Blood Moon Rising Magazine.
2009 - Cartier Street Review, published two poems on 2/1/09. Two articles and four poems published by TucsonHomeless.org in June and July of 2009. Article "Combating Extremism in Pakistan and Afghanistan" published in July of 2009 by The Glasgow Review. One poem and two articles published by Osprey Journal on 8/14/09.
Don Coorough’s Specialties:
Poet for 40 years, 15 years in animation - managing all aspects of production and post-production (with experience assisting in pre-production as well), 27 years in music (performed in bands and solo in clubs and concerts as lead guitarist, rhythm guitarist, singer/songwriter/guitarist, and bass player), 27 years as songwriter/composer ("They Died Young" recorded by The Tooners on their CD "Rocktasia" and available on iTunes), 10 years in law as a paralegal, 8 years as a freelance writer.
Don Coorough’s Experience
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Freelance Writer
Don Coorough, Freelance Writer
(Writing and Editing industry)
November 1998 — Present (11 years 2 months)
Freelance writing tasks have included: articles for the magazine "Log Home Design Ideas," duties included: interviewing subjects, reviewing photographs of designs and writing the articles, the captions for the photographs and the title of magazine articles; also ghost wrote a pilot teleplay and television production proposal for a project titled “Dumbels” for Triscari Productions; wrote feature length screenplay titled “A Turmoil of Spirit” for Sunwind Studios. Had poetry published by "edifice WRECKED" in their final issue 10/07, "Blood Moon Rising Magazine" in issues #34 (Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, cover) and #35, and Eleventh Transmission in their March 2008 Vol. 2 Issue 3. Epic poem, "A Critical Mass," due to be published by Blood Moon Rising Magazine in its Halloween 2008 issue.
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Owner/Operator
Alliance for the Unification of Mankind (AUM) Publishing Co.
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Publishing industry)
September 2006 — February 2008 (1 year 6 months)
Author, editor and publisher for 3 editions of chapbook, "A Critical Mass and Other Poems." Completing book length manuscript for publication to be titled "Love-ism: A Critical Mass, Other Poems and Essays On a Philosophy of Compassionate, Common Sensed Evolution."
I seek investor-partners interested in reviving AUM Publishing and establishing AUM Publishing as a non-profit corporation to advance a world view of peace, non-violence, coooperation, understanding, a sound ecology and freedom through publishing emerging authors of talent who promote those goals through their writing. -
Owner/Operator - Paralegal
Coorough Paralegal Services
(Privately Held; Myself Only; Legal Services industry)
June 1992 — February 2002 (9 years 9 months)
Freelance paralegal services provided to attorneys in Flagstaff, AZ, Billings, MT, and Santa Cruz, CA on criminal, personal injury, business law and appellate cases; provided initial drafts of demand letters and organized supporting documentation for package submission; provided initial drafts of motions and memoranda, discovery requests and responses; interviewed witnesses; assisted with trial preparation; provided legal research; assisted on criminal defense matters with legal research, witness and law enforcement interviews, trial preparation and the drafting of motions and memoranda; assisted with contract dispute litigation matters through trial; provided initial draft of appeal brief and response to Arizona State Court of Appeals.
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Production Manager
Baer Animation
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Animation industry)
November 1997 — October 1998 (1 year )
Production Manager: TV commercials such as Nestle Quik and California State Dept. of Water Resources “Albert and Einstein”, Fox TV Special “Annabelle's Wish”, CD-Rom “Connie and Bonnie's Birthday Blastoff”, animated “Rodeo” show for the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas, Nevada; Director of Animation Camera for 1997 Discovery Channel production of ECO-Challenge. Managing personnel, creating and managing budgets and schedules, assistance with bid proposal package development and submission, submitting all stages of production to clients for approvals, estimating and submitting overage requests, quality control, most post-production supervision, coordination with supervisor of in house digital ink and paint department, directing artists and sheet timers on creating storyboards and timing exposure sheets, assisting in spotting music and sound effects, supervising overseas production and calling retakes.
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Paralegal
Law Office of Wendy White
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)
May 1996 — July 1996 (3 months)
Provided services in criminal, personal injury, business law and domestic relations cases. Provided initial drafts of correspondence, demands letters, settlement proposals, motions and memoranda, and discovery requests and responses; requested and managed claim documentation; informed clients of case status; answered telephones; filed documents; interviewed witnesses; provided legal research; managed calendar.
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Paralegal
Law Offices of Albert G. Freeman, Jr.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)
April 1990 — October 1995 (5 years 7 months)
Personal Injury: legal research; drafted demand letters/packages, settlement proposals, complaints, motions and memoranda, discovery requests and responses, pre-mediation statements, pretrial statements, witness and exhibit lists, correspondence; interviewed witnesses; negotiated settlements; managed trust account; distributed settlement proceeds; assisted with conflicts checks.
Criminal: drafted correspondence, motions and memoranda, appeal briefs to Arizona Court of Appeals and U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; interviewed witnesses; provided legal research; managed calendar; assisted with conflicts checks.
Business Law: assisted with preparation and filing of articles of incorporation, sales of corporations, and settlement negotiations for and litigation of contract matters, including the drafting of complaints, answers, motions and memoranda, discovery requests and responses, pretrial statements, witness and exhibit lists and correspondence; assisted with conflicts checks. -
Musical Coordinator
Bert Rhine Productions
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
February 1983 — July 1983 (6 months)
I assisted in finding and purchasing performance rights to the music used on the video production "Battling Beauties".
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Production Manager/Final Checker
Kinney Vallas Productions
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Animation industry)
June 1981 — December 1981 (7 months)
Final Checker on TV special "Stanley the Ugly Duckling" and Production Manager on commercials.
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Head of Animation Production
Spungbuggy Works
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Animation industry)
March 1979 — October 1980 (1 year 8 months)
Created budgets and schedules; supervised all aspects for production of animated television commercials such as Carl's Jr. Starboy, Rice Krispies Snap Crackle and Pop, Raid, Jonny Cat, and Kings Island among others; bid new jobs from advertising agency storyboards; managed and hired staff personnel; directed and produced a variety of TV and Radio station promos; directed mattes used for 1980 season’s titles for Magnum PI TVseries; assisted in selecting and directing voice over talent; purchased all studio supplies; managed the flow of production; selected and negotiated rates with all freelance personnel; submitted all stages of production to advertising agency producers for approval and/or changes; responsible for quality control; provided post-production supervision including: film color correction, transfers to and color correction on videotape, sound mixing, music selection, and film and sound effects editing.
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Production Manager
Lisberger Studios
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Animation industry)
October 1978 — March 1979 (6 months)
Created all production schedules and budgets for two animated television specials “Animalympics”, negotiated rates with all California service and supplies providers; assisted in hiring of all California staff; provided personnel supervision; assisted in quality control; supervised voice recording of Billy Crystal and Harry Shearer; purchased all supplies for California studio; monitored budget, created production budget breakdown and production schedule, assisted with projecting cash availability needs for studio cash flow analysis; studio relocated all but the ink and paint department to Los Angeles from Boston and my assistance was utilized in all aspects of establishing and organizing the LA studio.
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Production Assistant Manager
Murakami Wolf Swenson Films
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Animation industry)
March 1976 — October 1978 (2 years 8 months)
Assisted in purchasing supplies, monitoring schedules and budgets, and post-production supervision on animated television commercials such as Green Giant, Purina Puppy Chow and Starkist Tuna, the feature film “The Extraordinary Adventures of the Mouse and His Child” and the television special “Puff the Magic Dragon”.
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Guitarist
Megaw Theater
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Performing Arts industry)
June 1975 — August 1975 (3 months)
Performed as guitarist in five piece ensemble providing accompaniment in live playhouse performances of Cole Porter's "Kiss Me Kate", and provided special arrangement of the song "From This Moment On".
Don Coorough’s Education
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Barclay Career School
Paralegal Certificate , Paralegal Studies , 1989 — 1989
- Activities and Societies:
- Director's List
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The Learning Annex
Owning and Operating a Bookstore 1987 — 1987
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University of California, Los Angeles
University Extension course in writing 1982 — 1982
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University of California, Los Angeles
Extension Course "Motion Picture Production and Distribution" 1978 — 1978
Taught by Paul Mazlansky, and featured guest speaker producers from the industry.
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Sherwood Oaks Experimental College
none , Satire Class , 1972 — 1972
Sherwood Oaks Experimental College, Summer 1972, "Satire Class" taught by weekly guests: Albert Brooks, Bob Einstein, George Carlin, Firesign Theater, Michael O'Donoghue, Doug Kinney.
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University of Southern California
Political Science 1970 — 1972
- Activities and Societies:
- Various antiwar groups, speaker at ROTC sit-in in 1972.
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Pima Community College
Creative Writing, Philosophy, History 2009
Currently attending Pima Community College in Tucson, AZ. I have returned to school to complete my BA in Creative Writing with minors in Philosophy and History.
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Don Coorough’s Interests:
Peace and non-violence activism, music, guitar, gardening, hiking, films, philosophy, art, animation, the tao and zen buddhism
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