John Gilmore (Author)

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John "Jonathan" Gilmore (born July 5, 1935 in Los Angeles , California - † October 13, 2016 ) was an American author and gonzo journalist .

Life

John Gilmore was born in Los Angeles in 1935 and grew up in Hollywood. His mother worked for MGM as an actress while his step-grandfather worked for RKO Pictures . His parents separated when he was six months old and he was raised by his grandmother. Gilmore's father worked for the LAPD . His father wrote and hosted a radio show, a public service provided by the LAPD, in which promising starlets and well-known stars (including Bonita Granville , Ann Rutherford , Joan Davis , Hillary Brooke, Ann Jeffreys, Brenda Marshall and other actors which the young John Gilmore was introduced to) from the film business. As a child he starred in a film directed by Gene Autry . He worked with the LAPD and appeared in their security films and hosted several radio shows. Ultimately, he also starred in several commercial films. Actors Ida Lupino and John Hodiak were the mentors for Gilmore. Through John Hodiak, he met Marilyn Monroe in the 1950s. He starred in some films and TV series alongside well-known actors. He later wrote poetry and screenplays, but some time later switched to a career as an author (True Crime) and journalist. The author got his interpretations of his “sexy action and noir novels” from the noir films of the 1940s.

In his books about James Dean and Marilyn Monroe , John Gilmore reveals that he had a relationship with both of them and, at least in the case of the relationship with James Dean, sparked a controversial discussion due to the bisexual relationship.

So far none of his books has been published in German.

Books

  • Dark obsession. 1963.
  • Strange Fire. 1963.
  • The Tucson Murders. 1970.
  • The Garbage People. 1971.
  • The Real James Dean. 1976.
  • Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia Murder. 1994.
  • Cold-Blooded: The Saga of Charles Schmid, the Notorious "Pied Piper of Tucson". 1996.
  • Laid Bare: A Memoir of Wrecked Lives and the Hollywood Death Trip. 1997.
  • Live Fast-Die Young: Remembering the Short Life of James Dean. 1997.
  • Fetish blonde. 1998.
  • Manson: The Unholy Trail of Charlie and the Family. 2000.
  • LA Despair: A Landscape of Crimes & Bad Times. 2005.
  • Crazy streak. 2006.
  • Inside Marilyn Monroe. 2007.
  • Hollywood Boulevard. 2009.

Filmography

  • 1947: The Last Round-up
  • 1951: Missing Women
  • 1956: Lamp unto me feet (hereafter: The Gambler) (TV series)
  • 1959: Naked City (hereafter: A little Piece of Action) (TV series)
  • 1959: The Lineup (hereinafter: Run to the City) (1959) (TV series)
  • 1959: The United States Steel Hour (hereafter: The Human Comedy) (TV series)
  • 1960: Lawman ( hereinafter : The Last Stop) (TV series)
  • 1960: Bonanza (hereinafter: The Gunmen) (TV series)
  • 1961: The Barbara Stanwyck Show (hereafter Big Jake) (TV series)
  • 1961: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
  • 1962: Five Weeks in a Balloon
  • 1964: Shock Treatment
  • 1997: Pop Odyssey 1 - The Beach Boys and Satan (TV)
  • 1997: Hard Copy (hereinafter: James Dean: Dark Side) (TV series)
  • 1999: E! True Hollywood Story (hereafter: Last Days of Sharon Tate) (TV series)
  • 1999: Unzipped (hereinafter: Hollywood) (TV series)
  • 2002: E! Mysteries and Scandals (episodes: Barbara Payton (2002) and The Black Dahlia (1998)) (TV series)
  • 2005: The Secret Map of Hollywood (TV mini-series)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituary for John Gilmore at Immortal Marilyn
  2. ↑ a b Interview with John Gilmore ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.monstersandcritics.de
  3. ^ Website of John Gilmore. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 7, 2018 ; accessed on July 2, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.johngilmore.com
  4. ↑ The Real James Dean
  5. ↑ Live Fast-Die Young: Remembering the Short Life of James Dean
  6. ↑ Inside Marilyn Monroe

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personal data
SURNAME Gilmore, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gilmore, Jonathan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American true crime writer and gonzo journalist
DATE OF BIRTH July 5, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California
DATE OF DEATH October 13, 2016