Dan Fallon (standing) and Walton Powell fishing on Fall River 1998

Dan Fallon Biography

Fallon, 53 (2001), earned his associate's degree at San Mateo Community College, and bachelor's degree at California State University, San Francisco. He participated in the master's programs at San Francisco State and California State University, Chico.

Among his credits are: creator and host of the annual Connonball Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Mariposa Calif ; winner of two Golden Poet Awards, World of Poetry, Sacramento, Calif.; 1989-89; Editor's Choice Award, North American Open Poetry Contest, 1989 author of 15 poems published the last five years in either anthology newspapers or magazines; author of feature articles published inWestern Outdoors, Western Horseman and Appaloosa World; author of feature articles published in 25 newspapers in California and internationally; published in California History; master of ceremonies at the Yosemite 100-year celebration in Wawona, Calif., which was video taped and placed in the Smithsonian Institute's permanent archives; author of three major American plays in the last six years, two of which are currently in production; publicist for annual Mariposal County Pioneer Wagon Train, Mariposa, Calif.; speech writer and publicist for four major California and national political campaigns; comedy writer and performer in and around San Francisco and New York; and listed in 1990 Who's Who of American Poets for poem, "Dan Quayle." He was Chairmen of the South Lake Tahoe Arts Commission for three years  and in the early 1980s he ran for mayor of San Francisco.

2001

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