christine E. Blum, Author
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I was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio. At 7 my parents moved to Europe. Luckily, they took me with them.
I grew up in Paris, Brussels and finally London. It was there that I made some life-long friends who, in blissful ignorance, encouraged my unique brand of humor.
I went back to the States for college. As a drama major at Vassar, I learned to wear black, smoke cigarettes and pass along nuggets of wisdom in a stage whisper.
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Rampant Whimsy
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Seeing Mary Hart Behind Dodgers' Home Plate
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Surfing Dogs
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​Hitting Randy's Donuts After Midnight
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​Its Legendary Secret Histories
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Watching A Woman Walk A Turtle On A Leash
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Sees Candies
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Venice Beach
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Chinatown
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Climbing Palm Tree Trimmers
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​A Canvas For Dreams
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El Matador
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Lucy Jones
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Angel's Flight
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Musso & Frank Manhattans
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Grunion Runs
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Sea Lions, Dolphins and Blue Herons
Reasons I LOVE Los Angeles
Historical Novel In The Works
Iron Ocean Films is a film + tv production company founded by Jessica Biel and Michelle Purple.
BIG NEWS: I am working with Iron Ocean developing
Rose Avenue Wine Club for potential use on CBS.
Books
Inspiration
ROSE AVENUE & BARDOT
Where it all began.
The street was a sea of red as fire trucks arrived from every direction. Brown and orange billows of thick smoke were quickly erasing the blue sky in exchange for an eerie glow.
MAR VISTA STRIP MALL FIRE
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SANTA MONICA AIRPORT
The general aviation, single runway Santa Monica Airport blossomed in 1926, when it became the home of the Douglas Aircraft. Today, the airport hosts hangars, a dog park, and sports fields. It is still a vital resource during times of emergencies such as fires and earthquakes.
Ocean View Farms
This area is home to a local little league and a community garden offering six acres of 15 by 15 foot plots of incredibly rich soil that seems to defy even the least adept of horticulturists. The open land has been preserved for decades despite continuous offers from drooling real estate developers.
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About The Author
Christine E. Blum
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​Christine E. Blum is the author of The Rose Avenue Wine Club Mysteries, including
Full Bodied Murder, (2017), Murder Most Fermented, (2018), The Name Of The
​Rosé, (2018), and Clarets Of Fire, (2019).
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Born in Shaker Heights, Ohio Christine became a world traveler at a young age when her family moved to Europe. She grew up in Paris, Brussels and London until returning to the U.S. to attend Vassar College.
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She then moved to New York City with the hopes of becoming a renowned actress but took a job in advertising, as Christine says, “just until”.
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Success followed in the ad world where she worked on both coasts. Christine started an interactive agency in the ‘90s creating web sites, apps and social media.
During a home remodel Christine was forced to go through old files and was reminded that she had been a writer her entire life. She found plays, articles, scripts and book ideas. It was time for her to return to "a world of pure imagination".
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Christine has shared her Southern California home with her famous diving dog, Bardot and her Lab puppy Harper Lee. (Who is famous for other accomplishments).
Christine has a deep passion for California’s history and a great respect for its natural beauty. She loves to uncover historic haunts that still exist today among neighborhood gentrification.
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Under the name Elle Brooke White Christine is also the author of the series, The Finn Family Farm Mysteries, including Dead On The Vine, (2020) and Strawberries And Crime, (2021).
