Anthony Edward Valletta, Writer
Anthony Edward Valletta was born in Orange, California and raised in California; Utah; Oregon; and Alberta, Canada. He has lived all across the United States, and traveled around the globe as a soldier, punk musician, and even a missionary. First published as a nonfiction writer for the Long Beach Press Telegram circa 1983 when he was in his teens, his dark fantasy fiction and poetry has since been published in literary magazines, cumulating in the publishing of a children’s book in 2008. In 1995, he wrote and co-produced an off Broadway play in New York entitled “Wasted Tears,” where he was introduced to screenwriting. He soon became involved with the independent film scene as a script doctor for features and a writer/producer of short films. He currently resides in Long Beach, California with his wife, Duangrat Valletta. THE RESCUERS marks his first venture into documentary screenwriting.
