Hey - I'm beginning an article here in this sandbox, to move at a later date to the real Wikipedia.
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Darwin Porter is known as one of the most prolific writers of the Frommer's travel guides[1] and a Hollywood biographer[2].
Porter was born in western North Carolina and grew up in Miami Beach. He attended the University of Miami[3] and graduated in 1959. At the age of 20, he became an entertainment columnist for the Miami Herald[4], later being made bureau chief in Key West.[5].
In addition to his travel guide work and a number of novels, Porter has written controversial biographies on Humphrey Bogart, Howard Hughes, Katharine Hepburn, and Marlon Brando based on "about a thousand 'official interviews,' and about five times that many 'unofficial' interviews" with many major Hollywood celebrities.[6]. He is part of Blood Moon Productions, which began as the Georgia Literary Association in 1997.
Porter also recently contributed commentary tracks to numerous DVD releases of classic films. [7]
References
edit- ^ http://www.babyboomers-seniors.com/pdfs/may05/fullpages/May29.pdf
- ^ http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=61-9780470100578-0
- ^ http://www.babyboomers-seniors.com/pdfs/may05/fullpages/May29.pdf
- ^ http://www.brandounzipped.com/WhatIsBMProductions.html
- ^ http://www.rch103.com/2008/02/frankly-speaking-guest-darwin-porter/
- ^ http://www.babyboomers-seniors.com/pdfs/may05/fullpages/May29.pdf
- ^ http://www.bloodmoonproductions.com/Announcements_of_Coming_Attractions.html