Eddie Muller
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Eddie Muller | |
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| Education | San Francisco Art Institute |
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| Spouse | Kathleen Maria Milne |
Eddie Muller (born October 15, 1958) is an American writer based in San Francisco. He is known for his books about movies, particularly film noir, and is the host of Noir Alley on Turner Classic Movies (TCM).[2]
Early life and education
Muller is the son of famous San Francisco boxing writer Eddie Muller.
Muller studied with filmmaker George Kuchar at the San Francisco Art Institute in the late 1970s.
Career
Muller is the founder and president of the Film Noir Foundation and is co-programmer of the Oakland NOIR CITY film festival and the NOIR CITY satellite festivals.
Laura Sheppard, director of events at Mechanics' Institute in San Francisco, dubbed him "The Czar of Noir"[citation needed] The quote is often misattributed to the novelist James Ellroy.[citation needed]
Muller based the character of Billy Nichols in his period crime novel "The Distance" (2002) after his father.[citation needed] The character returned in Muller's 2003 novel Shadow Boxer.[citation needed]
Personal life
Muller is married to Kathleen Marie Milne.[4]
Honors
- Nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best critical/biographical work, Mystery Writers of America (1999) for "Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir"[4]
- Won the Best First Novel award of the Private Eye Writers of America (2002) for The Distance[citation needed]
- Nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for best critical/biographical work, Mystery Writers of America (2003) for "The Art of Noir: The Posters and Graphics from the Classic Era of Film Noir"[4]
- Nominated for the Shamus Award for Best P.I. First Novel (2003) for "The Distance"[4]
Books
Nonfiction
- (with Daniel Faris) Grindhouse: The Forbidden World of "Adults Only" Cinema (1996); ISBN 0-312-14609-4
- Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir (1998); ISBN 0-312-18076-4
- Dark City Dames: The Wicked Women of Film Noir (2001); ISBN 0-06-039369-6
- The Art Of Noir: The Posters & Graphics From The Classical Era Of Film Noir (2004); ISBN 1-58567-603-9
- (with ISBN 1-56512-548-7
- Gun Crazy: The Origin of American Outlaw Cinema (2014); ISBN 978-0-692-26026-5
- Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir (Revised and Expanded Edition) (2021); ISBN 9780762498970
Fiction
- The Distance (2002); ISBN 0-7432-1443-9
- Shadow Boxer (2003); ISBN 0-7432-1444-7
Further reading
- Jamieson, Gill; McVitie, Anne (May 2016). "Noir building?: Understanding the immersive fandom of Noir City". Participations: Journal of Audience & Reception Studies. 13 (1): 530–552.
References
- ^ "Eddie Muller". AllMovie. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ^ "Eddie Muller".
- ^ Anne Hockens, Director of Communications, Film Noir Foundation
- ^ a b c d "Eddie Muller". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ "Volume 13, Issue 1". Participations. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
External links
- Official web site
- Film Noir Foundation
- Eddie Muller at IMDb
- Interview with Matthew Sorrento at Bright Lights Film Journal
- Interview with Rudy Cecera for Screen Comment
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