Jon Wilkman (1942–2022)
Author of Floodpath: The Deadliest Man-Made Disaster of 20th-Century America and the Making of Modern Los Angeles
About the Author
Jon Wilkman is an award-winning documentary filmmaker in Los Angeles. His work has been seen on CBS, ABC, NBC, PBS, HBO, the History Channel, and Turner Classic Movies. Wilkman is also the author, with his late wife, Nancy, of two books about the past and present of Los Angeles. He is currently at show more work on a documentary about the St. Francis Dam disaster. show less
Works by Jon Wilkman
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1942
- Date of death
- 2022-11-30
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Cause of death
- cancer (kidney)
- Education
- Oberlin College (BA)
- Occupations
- writer
director
screenwriter
producer
local historian - Relationships
- Wilkman, Nancy (spouse, partner)
- Organizations
- CBS News
Wilkman Productions, Inc.
Directors Guild of America
Writers Guild of America, West
International Documentary Association (founding member; past president)
University of Southern California (show all 7)
Historical Society of Southern California
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Entertainment (1)
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Statistics
- Works
- 5
- Members
- 166
- Popularity
- #127,845
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 10