BearManor Media News — q&a

TEN QUESTIONS FOR DAN VAN NESTE ABOUT HIS BOOK, “THE ACCIDENTAL STAR: THE LIFE AND FILMS OF WARNER BAXTER” When did you start writing and have you written other books? I became interested in writing early in my life. I've always had an intense desire to be creative. It sounds kind of corny, but since I can remember I've wanted to leave something of value behind. By the time I was a teenager I had written short stories, poems, songs, etc. In high school, I studied journalism, and joined my school's newspaper staff. I was in my element writing feature...

Q & A with author/editor Kathy Fuller-Seeley, on Jack Benny’s Lost Broadcasts, Volume 3 October 30, 1932-Jan 26, 1933 Q: What’s this book series about?Jack Benny and writer Harry Conn created new kinds of radio comedy in this series, sponsored by Canada Dry Ginger Ale. They started with a master of ceremonies Jack, a self-deprecating “Broadway Romeo” transplant from vaudeville, trying to put on a radio program. They added characters like a band leader, a young songstress, a commercial announcer and, after 13 weeks, a boisterous young fan from Plainfield NJ – Mary Livingstone. In live broadcasts, the gang informally...

Q&A with Richard Torné, co-author of David Lean’s Dedicated Maniac - Memoirs of a Film Specialist 1. How did you meet Eddie Fowlie?I was working as a reporter for an English-language newspaper in Spain and found out that there was a hotel near where I lived that had been built by a retired film specialist - Eddie. I looked into it and the hotel El Dorado in Carboneras was notable for displaying film memorabilia, including part of the décor from the 1971 film Nicholas and Alexandra, which forms part of the dining hall’s wooden paneling. I made enquiries and was...

Tales of Tomorrow: Q and A with author Richard Irvin 1. What inspired you to write about a TV series that premiered over 70 years ago?I have always been a fan of Rod Serling’s Twilight Zone and was researching TV shows similar to the Twilight Zone that aired in the early 1950s. Tales of Tomorrow presented episodes with story lines similar to those of Rod Serling’s series, and so, I thought of putting together a book about Tales of Tomorrow, its writers, actors, and stories.2. Speaking of Rod Serling, did he write any of the scripts of Tales of Tomorrow?...

Ten Questions with Swamp Thing author, Rich Handley Q) How did your writing and editing background culminate in your authoring a chronology for a fictional universe? I’ve been in the publishing world for around thirty years now, starting in the mid-1990s with licensed fiction for West End Games’ Star Wars Roleplaying Game. Since then, I’ve written, edited, or contributed to dozens of books, both fiction and non-fiction, related to Planet of the Apes, Star Trek, Stargate, Battlestar Galactica, Dark Shadows, Batman, and other franchises, working with DC Comics, Dark Horse, IDW, Topps, BOOM! Studios, Titan Books, Eaglemoss, Crazy Eight Press,...