Vincent Scuro

Vincent Scuro (born 1951) is an American writer and filmmaker whose career has spanned six decades.

Vincent Scuro
Born
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma materSt. Peter's University
Occupation
  • writer
  • producer
Years active1974 -

Scuro's first book, Presenting the Marching Band, was published by in 1974. He then wrote three science and nature books in the Dodd, Mead and Company Wonders series. He also co-authored eight books in the same series with Sigmund A. Lavine. These eleven books have been used as scientific references in school and university libraries in English-speaking countries since 1975. In 2002, one of his photographs from Wonders of Cattle was part of the Do It Yourself: Home Improvement in 20th Century America exhibit at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.

His first of five novels was published in 2001. Scuro also was a sportswriter for the Saint Peter's College newspaper from 1971-1973, a staff correspondent for the Twin-Boro News from 1974-1975, a columnist for the Southwest Orlando Bulletin from 1992-2010, and a contributing writer for Satellite Orbit magazine and the Los Angeles Times from 1989-1992.

More recently, he has been involved in feature film production. He was Executive Producer and Archival Producer for Woman in Motion (2020), a documentary film that chronicles the efforts of Nichelle Nichols to recruit minorities and women for the US Space Shuttle program in 1977.[1] He also is credited as Property Master.

Early life

Scuro was born to an Italian-American family in Jersey City, New Jersey. He grew up in Bergenfield, New Jersey, graduated from Bergenfield High School[2] and later lived in Hillsdale, New Jersey[3] and Orlando, Florida. His post-high school academic work included degrees from Saint Peter's College (now Saint Peter's University), where he also played varsity baseball and performed with the concert band, and Fairleigh Dickinson University, where he received a master's degree.

Books

- Presenting the Marching Band (1974)
- Wonders of the Bison World (1975), with Lavine
- Wonders of Donkeys (1979), with Lavine
- Wonders of Elephants (1980), with Lavine
- Wonders of Goats (1980), with Lavine
- Wonders of Cattle (1980)
- Wonders of Pigs (1981), with Lavine
- Wonders of Mules (1982), with Lavine
- Wonders of Sheep (1983), with Lavine
- Wonders of Zebras (1983)
- Wonders of Turkeys (1984), with Lavine
- Wonders of Dairy Cattle (1986)
- The Logan Factor (2001)
- Blue Diamonds (as Spencer Dane) (2007)
- White Gold (as Spencer Dane) (2008)
- Red Emeralds (as Spencer Dane) (2010)
- Rhinestoneland (2010)
- Dreaming of a Light Christmas (2012)
- When I Said Plastic, I Really Meant Paper (2014)
- Potholes on the Information Superhighway (2015)

Films

- Woman In Motion, executive producer, archival producer, property master (2020)
- GoFish, main title and end credits design (2015)
- The Reckoning, composer, story (2014)
 - A Conversation with Mr. D, composer, (2009)
 - Divine Souls, sound effects (2007)
- Entering Wendy, sound effects (2004)
- Inside-Out, sound effects (2003)

Awards, Citations, & Selections

2020 American Documentary and Animation Film Festival, Official Selection, WOMAN IN MOTION
2020 Athena Film Festival, Alfred P. Sloan STEM Showcase, WOMAN IN MOTION
2020 San Francisco Independent Film Festival, Opening Night Film, WOMAN IN MOTION
2019 Orlando Film Festival, Official Selection, WOMAN IN MOTION
2019 Chagrin Documentary Film Fest, Encore Series - Best of the Fest, WOMAN IN MOTION
2019 Heartland International Film Festival, Official Selection, WOMAN IN MOTION
2019 Chagrin Documentary Film Fest, Best Human Spirit Documentary, WOMAN IN MOTION
2019 Florida Film Festival, Opening Night Film, WOMAN IN MOTION
2010 Florida Writers Association, Royal Palm Literary Award Finalist (Published) Thriller, RED EMERALDS
2008 Florida Writers Association, Royal Palm Literary Award, First Place (Published) Thriller, BLUE DIAMONDS
2008 EPIC Dick A. Wolfe Honorable Mention Award in Book Cover Design, BLUE DIAMONDS
1991 Children's Catalog Books for Children 16th Ed. WONDERS OF TURKEYS
1991 Best Books for Junior High Readers 1st. Ed. WONDERS OF TURKEYS
1990 Best Books for Children 4th Ed. WONDERS OF DONKEYS
1990 Best Books for Children 4th Ed. WONDERS OF ELEPHANTS
1990 Best Books for Children 4th Ed. WONDERS OF MULES
1985 Kansas State Reading Circle Quality List WONDERS OF TURKEYS
1985 Kansas State Reading Circle Quality List WONDERS OF ZEBRAS
1984 New Jersey Institute of Technology Authors Citation WONDERS OF SHEEP
1984 Illinois Reading Service Library Book Selection WONDERS OF MULES
1983 Child Study Association Book Committee Books of the Year WONDERS OF MULES
1983 New Jersey Institute of Technology Authors Citation WONDERS OF MULES
1982 National Science Teachers Association Recommended Children's Book WONDERS OF PIGS
1982 Child Study Association Book Committee Books of the Year WONDERS OF PIGS
1982 American Association for the Advancement of Science Recommended Children’s Book WONDERS OF PIGS
1981 National Council of Teachers of English Selected Children's Books WONDERS OF CATTLE
1981 American Association for the Advancement of Science Recommended Children's Book WONDERS OF CATTLE
1981 American Association for the Advancement of Science Recommended Children's Book WONDERS OF GOATS
1981 National Council of Teachers of English Selected Children's Books WONDERS OF GOATS
1981 National Science Teachers Association Recommended Children's Books WONDERS OF ELEPHANTS
1981 Child Study Association Book Committee Books of the Year WONDERS OF ELEPHANTS
1980 American Association for the Advancement of Science Recommendation Children's Books WONDERS OF DONKEYS
1980 National Science Teachers Association Recommended Children's Book WONDERS OF DONKEYS
1978 National Council of Teachers of English Selected Children's Books WONDERS OF DONKEYS
1976 American Association for the Advancement of Science Recommended Children's Book WONDERS OF THE BISON WORLD
1976 N.Y. Public Library Suggested Children's Books WONDERS OF THE BISON WORLD

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References
  1. Vincent Scuro, "Making Movie History!," Southwest Orlando Bulletin, May 16, 2019. "Southwest residents Vince Scuro, executive producer, and Todd Thompson, director, bring the documentary Woman in Motion to the big screen. A new exploration about the NASA space program was recently launched in Central Florida, making cinema history to kick off the 28th Annual Florida Film Fest held at the Enzian Theater in Winter Park."
  2. Vincent Scuro, "Scuro gifts schools with book copies," Twin Boro News, October 30, 1974. "Bergenfield's 23-year old author, Vincent Scuro, recently paid a visit to three of his former schools - Bergenfield High School, Roy W. Brown Middle School, and Lincoln School to present each school with a copy of his new book, "Presenting the Marching Band," published by Dodd, Mead and Company."
  3. Vincent Scuro, "Resident Publishes His Sixth Book," Pascack Valley Community Life, November 12, 1980. "HILLSDALE - "Wonders of Cattle," a new book for young adult readers by Vincent Scuro, a resident here, will be published by Dodd, Mead and Company. This is Scuro's sixth book and his third to be published this year. "Wonders of Elephants" was published in January; "Wonders of Goats" was published in April."
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