Quinn Bradlee
American filmmaker, author, and advocate
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Quinn Bradlee is an American filmmaker, author and advocate for improving the lives of disabled individuals.[1][2][3] He is the son of the editor Ben Bradlee, and journalist Sally Quinn.[4][5][6] He was diagnosed in 1996 with DiGeorge syndrome.[1][2][7][8] He attended The Lab School of Washington,[1][9] and graduated from the college-preparatory Gow School in 2002.[10][11] He attended special programs at Landmark College and American University, and studied at the New York Film Academy.[1]
- Ben Bradlee (father)
- Sally Quinn (mother)
Quinn Bradlee | |
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| Born | Josiah Quinn Crowninshield Bradlee |
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Pary Anbaz-Williamson
(m. 2010; div. 2014) |
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He is the producer of several documentary films including the 2007 film Life with VCFS about the syndrome and the VCFS International Center at Upstate Medical University,[12][13] and is the associate producer of the 2010 HBO Family documentary film I Can't Do This But I CAN Do That: A Film for Families About Learning Differences.[1][4][14] He is the author of the 2009 memoir A Different Life: Growing Up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures, documenting his efforts to overcome VCFS,[1][2][4][8] and, with his father, he co-authored the 2012 book A Life's Work: Fathers and Sons.[1][8]
He is the webmaster of Friends of Quinn, a website which he created in 2008 as part of the HealthCentral Network for learning disabled individuals.[1][2] It offers "resources and support for young adults with learning differences."[15][16] Bradlee is also the youth engagement associate for the National Center for Learning Disabilities.[1]
He married yoga instructor Pary Anbaz-Williamson in 2010,[4] before divorcing in 2014.[17]
Related to his Scottish heritage, he is a FRSA FRAS FSA Scot