Bios

Johnny Langdon — Founder

Johnny Langdon is the Founder and President of Bumbershoot Productions, Inc., a Fort Worth based motion picture development company, which he runs with independent film producers Carolyn Pfeiffer and Susan O'Connell. BPI manages the acquisition of theatrical rights to literary properties and original material, and underwrites the development of these projects. The projects in development by BPI all share a commitment to quality and feature unique, energetic and visionary characters.

Susan O'Connell — Vice President

Susan O'Connell was been in the film industry for forty years. She studied theatre, film and television at UCLA. While still at UCLA, she co-founded Video Studios, Inc. which she managed from 1971 - 1973. At this company she produced numerous television commercials for Ayer-Jorgenson-McDonald and Ogilvy & Mather and a television pilot for Screen Gems. She also designed and constructed a mobile video van that specialized in low-cost location shooting of music concerts. In addition, she developed a mobile, four-camera video van for Leon Russell and Shelter Records.

Carolyn Pfeiffer — Producer

Carolyn Pfeiffer joined Bumbershoot Productions as a consultant and producer in 2008.

Pfeiffer first worked in Rome as Claudia Cardinale's assistant on films including Fellini's 8½, Visconti's THE LEOPARD and Blake Edwards's THE PINK PANTHER. She then moved to Paris and worked as an associate producer for Alain Delon's production company. While in Paris she was also executive assistant to Omar Sharif and worked on many of his films, including DOCTOR ZHIVAGO.

Stan Coleman — Legal Counsel

Stan Coleman is a partner in Weissmann, Wolff, Bergman, Coleman, Grodin & Evall, LLP, a Beverly Hills-based law firm. Coleman specializes in entertainment law and was one of the founding partners of the firm in 1981. Prior to that time, he was a partner in the Beverly Hills firm of Kaplan, Livingston, Goodwin, Berkowitz & Selvin.

Mr. Coleman's practice consists primarily of the representation of writers, directors, actors, and producers in motion pictures, television and on the legitimate stage. Many of his clients have been nominated for or have won Oscars, Emmys, Tonys and Pulitzer Prizes, among numerous other awards.