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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Samantha Penn Date: January 26, 2014 Telephone: (561) 655 2090 Email: [email protected] Website: www.wallyfindlay.com / www.warrenadler.com

WHAT: Warren Adler, Bestselling Author of The War of the Roses, to Appear at Palm Beach’s Wally Findlay Galleries to Discuss the Film Development of his Palm Beach Centered Novel Mourning Glory.

WHO: James R. Borynack, Wally Findlay Galleries Palm Beach & Warren Adler

WHERE: 165 Worth Avenue, Palm Beach

WHEN: Wednesday, Feburary, 18 2015

BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Acclaimed Novelist Warren Adler, well-known for his iconic novel turned box-office hit, The War of the Roses, starring , , and Danny DeVito, will be appearing at Wally Findlay Galleries in Palm Beach on February 18th at 6pm to discuss his novel Mourning Glory, he will be announcing the novel’s confirmed film development which is set to be adapted by award-winning director, writer, and producer Karen Leigh Hopkins, well known for the Golden Globe-nominated Stepmom, and Because I Said So.

Mourning Glory is set entirely in Palm Beach and was written by Adler in 2001 as a comedy about a recently unemployed single mother seeking a rich husband by attending the funerals of wealthy widowers and posing as a friend of the deceased. In the discussion Adler will talk about what inspired him to write the novel, his expectation of the film of the movie development, and his long history with Palm Beach.

Mourning Glory is just one of a number of Warren Adler’s novels in various stages of development by motion picture, television development and production company Grey Eagle Films, founded by Warren Adler’s son Jonathan Adler. Other projects include The War of the Roses: The Children, the long-awaited sequel to the original film, being co-produced with David Permut of Permut Presentations, and screenplay by Alex McAulay; Target Churchill, co-developed by Solution Entertainment Group, Cult, to be adapted by Alex McAulay and Capital Crimes, a TV series based on Warren Adler’s Fiona Fitzgerald mystery series, co-developed by Sennet Entertainment, and Golden Globe winner Eric Overmyer as showrunner.

Adler says, “All I want to do now is preserve my authorial name. The reason you see my profile rising now is because I’m trying to create a legacy. I’m an anomaly; I only write what I want [and] I don’t write for money — I’ve done it that way from the beginning. My profile is going up and up deliberately, because if they forget your name, you’re dead. And all the major writers that I know, people are starting to forget who they are.”

124 East 57th Street, , NY 10022 • Tel: (212) 421 5390 Fax: (212) 838 2460 165 Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, FL 33480 • Tel: (561) 655 2090 Fax: (561) 655 1493 www.wallyfindlay.com A R T / N E W S / W A L L Y F I N D L A Y

ABOUT WALLY FINDLAY: Over our 145-year history, Wally Findlay Galleries has proudly represented many superb artists embodying various schools of art throughout time. William Wadsworth Findlay established the first gallery location in Kansas City, Missouri in 1870. The presidency of the gallery was passed on to William’s eldest son, Walstein C. Findlay Sr. and later to Walstein C. Findlay Jr. (Wally). Under Wally’s presidency the gallery thrived, becoming a well-known cultural destination and opening new locations in Chicago (1931), Palm Beach (1961), New York City (1964), Paris and Beverly Hills (1971). Today, the tradition of commitment to excellence in the fine arts is con- tinued by the company’s Chairman and CEO, James R. Borynack, who acquired the company in late 1998.

Over the years, Wally Findlay Galleries has showcased many different genres, from the Impressionists in the 1870s, to Fauvism in the early-twentieth century. Today, the gallery represents a group of distinguished contemporary artists, both European and American. By practicing the highest standards in our relationship with both the artist and the collector, the gallery upholds its mission to promote and provide quality works by great artistic talents.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samantha Penn Advertising and Marketing Manager Wally Findlay Galleries, Inc. 165 Worth Avenue Palm Beach, FL 33480 (561) 655 2090 [email protected]

165 Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, FL 33480 • Tel: (561) 655 2090 Fax: (561) 655 1493 124 East 57th Street, New York, NY 10022 • Tel: (212) 421 5390 Fax: (212) 838 2460 www.wallyfindlay.com