Jan Harold Brunvand

JAN HAROLD BRUNVAND

Date of Birth: 3/23/33
Birthplace: Cadillac, Michigan
Current Residence: Salt Lake City, Utah
Education: Michigan State University, B.A., 1955; Michigan State University, M.A., 1957; attended University of Oslo, 1956-57; Indiana University, Ph.D., 1961
Profession: Writer; Professor emeritus, University of Utah
Influences, Interests and Interesting Tidbits: In over 30 years as a folklorist, Brunvand has written many books for academic and non-academic audiences that explain the power and appeal of urban myths . He has appeared on morning programs and talk shows, including Late Night with David Letterman.

If you enjoy these too-good-to-be-true tales, Brunvand's new book will give you hours of pleasure.
-Chicago Tribune

Urban legends fill a need people have to tell each other stories, to know the latest that's going on . . .. They are a means by which strangers can easily communicate with one another.
-Jan Harold Brunvand

Resonant stories that express our hidden anxieties . . . make us laugh, [or] arouse our fascinated horror.
-San Francisco Chronicle Book Review