Ben Maxwell was born in September of 1960 in Buffalo, New York to Professor Maxwell Primack and Debora Primack. He is now a Chassidic Jew with a lifelong passion for writing fiction and poetry, the latter of which he pursued at the “Downtown School” open-mike poetry readings in Manhattan and Brooklyn. He is largely self-educated, having taught himself Hebrew, Yiddish, Aramaic, Arabic and Ancient Greek. He has also read through many works of world literature.

In 2004, after a year of financial and personal hardships, he relocated from New York City to Orlando to reunite with his wife Sheindel of 24 years, and infant son, Nate (age 5). In the process, he also reconciled with his two middle children, Aaron (age 21) and Esther (age 18). His oldest son, Yitzchak (age 23) is at college.

In Orlando, he and his family continued to endure financial troubles, but remained close-knit and supportive of each other as he tried to obtain employment, finally leaving for South Florida. There, after a brief period of homelessness living at his in-laws, he finally found gainful employment. He now lives, works and writes in Broward County, Florida, enjoying the love of his family. Recently, he became grandfather to a beautiful baby girl, who is too young to be named publicly, for fear of intrusions by the paparazzi (ok, she's Yalda Bracha Masha, or Neveah for short).

His favorite books include Homer’s Odyssey (which he is presently re-reading in the original Greek), Biographia Literaria, the Harry Potter series, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, To Kill a Mockingbird, and Prince of Tides.

His favorite movies are Modern Times, the original Jazz Singer, the original Producers, and anything else with Anthony Quinn or Gene Wilder in it, or Alfred Hitchcock, Mel Brooks, Charlie Chaplin, Stanley Kubrick, Quentin Tarrentino, or Walt Disney (the artist, not the corporation) at the helm.

His favorite TV shows are Dan Curtis’ Dark Shadows, Comedy Central’s South Park, and HBO’s Rome, as well as the Dick Van Dyke Show, Doby Gillis, Munsters, Beverly Hillbillies, Andy Griffith, Gilligan’s Island, Adams Family, the Andy Williams, Flip Wilson and Carol Burnet shows.