She knew Mr. Horovitz; one of his sons, Adam Horovitz, who would go on to fame with the Beastie Boys, had been her high school boyfriend. That first night, she said, Mr. Horovitz drove her in his convertible — its license plate read AUTHOR — to the family home. “He was a good mentor, until he was the worst, probably most nightmarish mentor you could have,” Ms. Meinhardt said. She said that Mr. Horovitz would summon her to his house to drop off scripts — then answer the door naked. According to his website, Mr. Horovitz is the most-produced American playwright in French history.

Source: New York Times November 30, 2017 16:18 UTC