T W Y L A and the W A R B I R D S two book series by T. W. Bellen Women in aviation have fascinated T.W. for decades. He has been a writer and filmmaker for 30 years. TWYLA AND THE WARBIRDS novels are his first. He also co-wrote TURRET, a WWII thriller in development now. As cinematographer and co-producer, T.W,’s short film, GETTING HER is currently screening in film festivals around the world and collecting many awards. Timothy is a California College of Art graduate, with a degree in film/drawing and art history. When not writing, he works much like a carny, in Los Angeles, New York and Northern California --as a Director of Photography in television. Lately, T.W. filmed Amazon’s AS WE SEE IT, HBO’s Emmy wining comedy, VEEP (S5), GOOD GIRLS, RISE and ABOUT A BOY for UNIVERSAL/NBC. Most recently, T.W. could be found in NYC on Apple TV’s series DEAR EDWARD (based on the book) Lifelong student of history and aviation, T.W. grew up on Naval bases, from Kwajalein, Honolulu and China Lake, California. T.W.’s father would take him to airshows every season where they marveled at the likes of Bob Hoover, Chuck Yeager and the new crop of aeronautical designers. T.W. has flown in several WWII era airplanes. In 2003, T.W. was at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina for the 100th anniversary of powered flight with a motion picture camera in hand. Timothy Bellen lives in Petaluma with his stenographer wife. They accuse eath other of having weird jobs.