Dustin Thomason
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- | '''Francesco Colonna''' (1433(?) – 1527), was an [[Italy|Italian]] [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] [[priest]] and [[monk]] who was credited with the authorship of the ''[[Hypnerotomachia Poliphili]]'' by an [[acrostic]] in the text. | ||
- | Little is known of Colonna. He lived in [[Venice]], and preached at [[St Mark's Basilica|St. Mark's Cathedral]]. Besides ''Hypnerotomachia Poliphili'', he definitely wrote an [[Italian language|Italian]] [[epic poem]] called ''Delfili Somnium'', the "Dream of Delfilo"; this poem went unpublished in his lifetime and was not in fact published until 1959. Colonna spent part of his life in the [[monastery]] of St. John and St. Paul in Venice, but the monastery was apparently not of the strictest observance and Colonna was granted leave to live outside its walls. | + | '''Dustin Thomason''' is an [[United States|American]] [[writer]]. He co-wrote the 2004 [[novel]] ''[[The Rule of Four]]'' with his childhood friend [[Ian Caldwell]]. |
- | In [[Ian Caldwell]]'s and [[Dustin Thomason]]'s book, ''[[The Rule of Four]]'', Francesco Colonna is said to be a Roman, rather than a monk and the true author of the ''Hypnerotomachia Poliphili''. | + | |
+ | ''The Rule of Four'' reached the top of the [[New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller list]], where it remained for more than six months. The book was a number-one national and international bestseller and has been translated into more than 25 languages. It has sold more than four million copies worldwide, and to date is the best selling debut novel of the decade. It is currently being developed by [[Warner Bros.]] as a feature film. | ||
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+ | Thomason and Caldwell were members of the class of 1994 at [[Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology]] in [[Fairfax County, Virginia]].{{Fact|date=March 2009}} Thomason studied [[anthropology]] and [[medicine]] at [[Harvard University]]. While there, he won a [[Thomas T. Hoopes, Class of 1919, Prize|Hoopes Prize]] for an outstanding senior thesis. He received his [[Doctor of Medicine|MD]] and his [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] from [[Columbia University]]. | ||
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+ | He co-created and was executive producer of the 2006 [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] drama ''[[The Evidence (TV series)|The Evidence]]'' and now serves as Co-Executive Producer on Fox's ''[[Lie to Me (TV series)|Lie to Me]]'' from Imagine Entertainment. | ||
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+ | Thomason currently lives and works in [[Los Angeles, California]]. | ||
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Dustin Thomason is an American writer. He co-wrote the 2004 novel The Rule of Four with his childhood friend Ian Caldwell.
The Rule of Four reached the top of the New York Times Best Seller list, where it remained for more than six months. The book was a number-one national and international bestseller and has been translated into more than 25 languages. It has sold more than four million copies worldwide, and to date is the best selling debut novel of the decade. It is currently being developed by Warner Bros. as a feature film.
Thomason and Caldwell were members of the class of 1994 at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Virginia.Template:Fact Thomason studied anthropology and medicine at Harvard University. While there, he won a Hoopes Prize for an outstanding senior thesis. He received his MD and his MBA from Columbia University.
He co-created and was executive producer of the 2006 ABC drama The Evidence and now serves as Co-Executive Producer on Fox's Lie to Me from Imagine Entertainment.
Thomason currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California.