Tom Folsom
Tom Folsom (* 1974 in the USA ) is an American author of non-fiction and biographies and journalist .
Life
Folsom graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Journalism in 1996 and later attended lectures at New York University in New York City . Since 2009 three books have been published on American personalities, the last of which has also been translated into German by Dennis Hopper .
Folsom made a few documentaries in which he was both a writer, director and producer . These were screened at the Sundance Film Festival and broadcast on the commercial A&E Network and on the Showtime cable television network . Folsom has appeared on television shows such as the news satire The Daily Show and on Free Radio , on the US non-commercial radio station National Public Radio (NPR).
Folsom lives in Manhattan with his wife, author and journalist Lily Koppel .
Publications
- The Mad Ones: Crazy Joe Gallo and the Revolution at the Edge of the Underworld . Weinstein Books, New York City 2009, ISBN 978-1-60286-081-0 .
- with Leroy Barnes : Mr. Untouchable: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Heroin's Teflon Don The Rugged Land, New York City 2007, ISBN 978-1-59071-041-8 .
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Hopper: A Journey into the American Dream . HarperCollins, New York City 2013, ISBN 978-0-06-220694-7 .
- German by Teja Schwaner: Dennis Hopper. The biography . Karl Blessing Verlag, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-89667-497-5 .
Web links
- Site by Tom Folsom (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Author Lily Koppel delves into the lives of the "Astrowives," the women behind the men who had the "Right Stuff." In: USA Today May 29, 2013. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
- ↑ Totally screwed up. How a hip book makes Dennis Hopper disappear in the fog of drugs and legends. In: The time . July 11, 2013, p. 43.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Folsom, Tom |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American author and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | United States |