Laurie Parres's writing career, like World War I, started with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. And that sixth grade play, like "Head Of State," featured a...view moreLaurie Parres's writing career, like World War I, started with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. And that sixth grade play, like "Head Of State," featured a prospective world leader being shot in the head. (Any humor in the play was unintentional.) Laurie went to nine schools in ten years, which in no way contributed to her later seeking the stability of Hollywood.view less