Quinn Bradlee

Quinn Bradlee FRSA FRAS FSA Scot (aged 40–41) is an American filmmaker, author and advocate for improving the lives of disabled individuals.[1][2][3]

Quinn Bradlee

MStJ FRSA FRAS FSA Scot
Born
Josiah Quinn Crowninshield Bradlee

Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Founder of FriendsOfQuinn.com
  • filmmaker
  • author
  • advocate
EmployerNational Center for Learning Disabilities
Spouse(s)
Pary Anbaz-Williamson
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(m. 2010; div. 2014)​

Fabiola Roman
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(m. 2018)​
Parents
Relatives
Awards
  • Communities In Schools Award
  • Young Leader Award (National Center for Learning Disabilities)

Biography

Bradlee is the son of the late author and Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee, and author 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]

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][13] 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] and uses the dyslexic-friendly Dyslexie font to mitigate some of the issues that dyslexics experience when reading. As part of a series of website-video interviews with notable individuals, he interviewed filmmaker Steven Spielberg. In the interview, Spielberg described his own lifelong dyslexia and 2007 diagnosis of the developmental reading disorder.[1][17] 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][18][19] The couple divorced in 2014.[20]

Filmography
  • Life with VCFS. 2007.
  • I Can't Do This But I CAN Do That: A Film for Families About Learning Differences. HBO Family. 2010.
  • The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee. HBO Family. 2017.

Books

References
  1. "Quinn Bradlee: Youth Engagement Associate". National Center for Learning Disabilities. New York. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  2. Wilson, Craig (30 March 2009). "Quinn Bradlee, son of 'Post' power duo, writes of disabilities". USA Today. Tysons Corner, Va. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  3. Holeywell, Ryan (6 June 2007). "'Post' son brings little-known syndrome into focus". USA Today. Tysons Corner, Va. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  4. Mallozzi, Vincent M. (8 October 2010). "Pary Anbaz-Williamson, Quinn Bradlee". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  5. Joynt, Carol (22 February 2010). "Washington Social Diary -- Sally!". New York Social Diary. New York. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  6. Mullins, Anne Schroeder (22 February 2010). "Quinn Bradlee may change wedding date". Politico. Arlington County, Va. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  7. Bradlee, Quinn (6 June 2012). "'Independence' Is The Scariest Word: My Life With Learning Disabilities". The Huffington Post. New York. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  8. "Something About Sally". Vanity Fair. New York. July 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  9. "Quinn Bradley" (PDF). Learning Disabilities Association of America. Pittsburgh, Pa. April 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  10. Woodruff, Judy (6 May 2009). "Quinn Bradlee Talks About Life with Learning Disability". PBS NewsHour. Arlington County, Va. Archived from the original on 27 March 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  11. Meyer, Daniel (14 July 2003). "Worldwide reputation: The Gow School's method of teaching dyslexics gains international acclaim". BizJournals. Charlotte, N.C. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  12. Johnson, Timothy (14 June 2007). "Newspaper Editor's Son Tackles His Own Disease in Film". ABC News. New York. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  13. Bradlee, Quinn; Himmelman, Jeff (2 March 2010). A Different Life: Growing Up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures. ReadHowYouWant.com. ISBN 9781586481896. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  14. "I Can't Do This But I CAN Do That: A Film for Families About Learning Differences". HBO.com. HBO Family. 26 October 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  15. Wills, Cheryl (3 July 2012). "Friends of Quinn website provides community for people with dyslexia". Time Warner Cable News. New York. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  16. Bailey, Eileen (26 December 2008). "New HealthCentral Site for LD: Friends of Quinn". HealthCentral.com. New York. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  17. "Steven Spielberg Escaped His Dyslexia Through Filmmaking". ABC News. New York. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  18. "Reliable Source -- Love, etc.: Ben Harper and Laura Dern; Quinn Bradlee and Pary Williamson". The Washington Post. Washington. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  19. Quinn, Sally (19 February 2010). "The kids are all right. It's mom who's to blame". The Washington Post. Washington. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  20. Mullins, Luke; Joynt, Carol Ross (23 July 2014). "Quinn Bradlee, Son of Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn, Is Getting Divorced". Washingtonian. Washington. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
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