Gerald Clarke (author)
Gerald Clarke | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | June 21, 1937
Nationality | American |
Education | Yale University |
Occupation | Author |
Employer | Time Magazine Architectural Digest Esquire |
Known for | Capote (2005) Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland (2000) Capote (1988) |
Gerald Clarke (born June 21, 1937) is an American writer, best known for the biographies Capote (1988) (made into the Oscar-winning 2005 film Capote) and Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland (2000).[1]
He has also written for magazines including Esquire, Architectural Digest, and Time Magazine, where he was a senior writer for many years.
While an undergraduate at Yale, he wrote for campus humor magazine The Yale Record.[2]
A native of Los Angeles, Clarke now lives in Bridgehampton, in eastern Long Island, New York.
References[]
- ^ "About Gerald Clarke". geraldclarke.com. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ Gerber, Michael (May 12, 2004). "Meet Gary Clarke". mikegerber.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
External links[]
- Official website
- Gerald Clarke at IMDb
- Gerald Clarke at Library of Congress Authorities — with 6 catalog records
Categories:
- 1937 births
- Living people
- People from Greater Los Angeles
- Yale University alumni
- American biographers
- American male biographers
- People from Bridgehampton, New York
- Historians from New York (state)
- American biographer stubs