Jeff Andrus was born in King City, California and graduated from
Stanford University where he studied under the "Dean of the American
West",
Wallace Stegner.
He is best-known for his adaptation of
Pope John Paul II 1960's play, "The
Jeweler's Shop", "Doc" (1971), "As Summers Die", the Tracer Family
mystery fiction novel series, and his newest novel, "Malibu Palms".
Additionally, Andrus wrote and had a cameo appearance in the
Award-winning short film,
The Proverb (2004), along with his
friends,
Scott Waara and
Nancy Stafford.