Blake Snyder

Blake Snyder (October 3rd, 1957 - August 4th, 2009) was an American screenwriter, author and lecturer mostly known for his non-fiction book series 'Save the Cat!', critically acclaimed for its down-to-earth approach to screenwriting. Blake Snyder started his artistic career as a child doing voice-over work for shows and movies produced by his father, the Emmy-winning producer Kenneth Snyder. Later on, in the 90s, Snyder wrote multiple screenplays that he sold to studios like Disney Pictures or Amblin Entertainment -- those screenplays selling for 500,000$ to a million dollars. In 2005, he wr…