Marvin Wolf

Marvin J. Wolf, is an Award-Winning Author and Photojournalist.

Wolf didn’t start out to be an author. His writing career arose from his work as a U.S. Army combat photographer in Vietnam. Assigned to a public information section, he was pressed into service as an escort for Nobel laureate John Steinbeck, who helped him see that writing was an important adjunct to his photography. In Vietnam he worked for Charles Siler, “one of the finest officers ever to serve his country,” and “had the great good fortune to meet and become friends with some of the world’s greatest reporters and photographers, including Joe Galloway, Morley Safer, Peter Arnett, Henry Huet, Kyōichi Sawada, Nick Ut, Eddie Adams, and many others. These men were generous with their time and wisdom and helped put me on the path to becoming a writer.”

As he made the transition from magazine writing to longer forms, Wolf was encouraged to specialize but discovered that he was interested in so many things it was impossible to choose only one. Instead, Wolf became a frequent collaborator on a variety of topics, and was pleased to be called upon by such notables as Native American leader Russell Means and former South Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky to work with them on their autobiographies. In 2016 Wolf collaborated with decorated Green Beret William Albracht on the award winning book Abandoned In Hell. Most recently, Wolf is very pleased to have worked as co-author with his early idol Joseph Galloway — co-author of best-selling New York Times book, We Were Soldiers Once, and Young — on They Were Soldiers: The Sacrifices and Contributions of Our Vietnam Veterans. 
 
Over time, Wolf’s also ghosted two award-winning sci-fi novels and a professor’s popular science book. He entered the world of film and television by selling a few screenplays, and in 2005 his script “Ladies Night,” based on his own short story, aired on USA Network. He’s got quite a few more available for development, and some that readers can buy online. He’s also performed in front of the camera, as a stuntman and actor, and behind the camera as a producer and consultant.
 
Wolf’s now also turning his attention to reviewing the gazillion photographs he’s taken over the years, and is creating volumes of coffee table collectibles on a variety of themes. Most are available as eBooks as well; eBook aficionados will find that some are only available in electronic form.
 
Fans of Wolf’s fiction—in a mystery series which debuted with For Whom The Shofar Blows—will be happy to know the Rabbi Ben #4, Bride of Finkelstein, was just published in fall, 2020. You can also check out Rabbi Ben Mystery #2, A Scribe Dies in Brooklyn and Rabbi Ben Mystery #3, A Tale of Two Rabbis. The Zombie Deception. the second in Wolf’s new Chelmin and Spaulding CID Mysteries was just published in fall, 2020.  To read some of his articles, memoir excerpts and short fiction, as well as Photo Backstories, check Marvin’s blog. http://www.marvinjwolf.com/blog