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Beverly Gray is delighted to introduce her latest book, Roger Corman: Blood-Sucking Vampires, Flesh-Eating Cockroaches, and Driller Killers. This trade paperback, newly released by Thunder's Mouth Press, represents an updated and expanded version of Beverly's debut work, Roger Corman: An Unauthorized Biography of the Godfather of Indie Filmmaking (Renaissance Books). When first published back in 2000, this insider account of the man widely known as "The King of the Bs" won widespread critical acclaim. On May 28, 2000, it was ranked #4 on the Los Angeles Times hardcover non-fiction bestseller list. The retitled 2004 edition features a new selection of classic photographs as well as an epilogue that tracks Corman's story into the present day. Roger Corman: Blood-Sucking Vampires, Flesh-Eating Cockroaches, and Driller Killers is now available at bookstores from coast to coast. Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com also have copies in stock. Beverly's Ron Howard: From Mayberry to the Moon . . . and Beyond is the first in-depth study of the life and career of Ron Howard, the former child star who grew up to be one of Hollywood's most important filmmakers. Published by Rutledge Hill Press in March 2003, it can still be found on the shelves of many bookstores. See BookSense.com for a list of local independent booksellers. Ron Howard can also be ordered through the Barnes & Noble website, or at Amazon.com. Click here for my tribute to Charles B. Griffith, irreplaceable screenwriter and pal. Alas, Poor Chuck . . . Upcoming:
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"Speaking as one who has both worked with Roger Corman and observed Beverly Gray in action during her years at Roger's right hand, I was particularly pleased and impressed by this thorough, independent-minded biography. Gray's sensitive combination of scholarly detachment and firsthand observation have made Roger come alive in all his wily brilliance. She never flatters -- an amazing feat, given the pressures in Hollywood -- and for that reason, her portrait of this great mover and shaker is all the more truthful, and valuable." F.X. Feeney |
"Beverly Gray's terrific bio of Corman explains his colorful career both as an amazing business tale and a strange, even mournful, personal journey. A development exec for Corman for many years, Gray knows both the business side of the low-budget mogul and something of Corman's almost-forgotten high-minded soul." Steven Gaydos
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