John D. Babcock III is an actor and playwright / screenwriter born in Buffalo, New York. He has written numerous plays, shorts and sketches, and has co-authored two plays published by Next Stage Press. He is a co-writer and producer of Off-Broadway’s Vape! The Grease Parody and a former writer for Turner Classic Movies – writing scripts for Ben Mankiewicz and the late Robert Osborne. John credits the research skills he acquired at TCM with aiding his writing of his play about filmmaker John Cassavetes - titled INDEPENDENT. John is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America.…John D. Babcock III is an actor and playwright / screenwriter born in Buffalo, New York. He has written numerous plays, shorts and sketches, and has co-authored two plays published by Next Stage Press. He is a co-writer and producer of Off-Broadway’s Vape! The Grease Parody and a former writer for Turner Classic Movies – writing scripts for Ben Mankiewicz and the late Robert Osborne. John credits the research skills he acquired at TCM with aiding his writing of his play about filmmaker John Cassavetes - titled INDEPENDENT. John is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America.WWWW…