Karen Essex
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Karen Essex | |
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Born | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
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Nationality | American |
Education | Tulane University Vanderbilt University Goddard College (MFA) |
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Karen Essex is an American historical novelist, a screenwriter, and journalist.
Early life and education
Essex was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. As a teenager, she got involved with the theatre and focused her collegiate studies on costume design and theatrical history at Tulane University. She later attended an interdisciplinary graduate program at Vanderbilt University, and in 1999, received an MFA. in Writing at Goddard College in Vermont.[1]
Career
Film production
After college, Essex briefly modeled in Europe before returning to the U. S. where she found an entrée into the film industry as a costume designer. She moved into executive positions, becoming vice-president of a subsidiary of Blake Edwards Entertainment and senior vice-president of Force Ten Productions, a bi-coastal company that financed Broadway, Off-Broadway, and motion pictures. By the early 1990s, she had given birth to her only child and had resigned from film production to pursue a career in writing.[2]
Writer
Essex first short story, “Three Audreys,” was published in The Sun: A Magazine of Ideas. Based on that story and on her knowledge of popular music, she was hired by L. A. Style Magazine to write a lengthy profile of the band
In 1992, while studying women’s history, Essex discovered that the historical
In 2010, Essex released Dracula in Love, a retelling of
Published works
- Bettie Page: Life of a Pin-Up Legend, co-written with ISBN 978-1-57544-080-4
- ISBN 978-0-446-52740-8
- ISBN 978-0-446-53025-5
- ISBN 978-0-7679-2306-4
- ISBN 978-0-385-51971-7
- Dracula in Love: A Novel (2010) ISBN 978-0-385-52891-7
References
- ^ Ferguson, Carrie (2000-04-16). "Reclaiming the Queen". The Tennessean p. 10-11.
- The Nashville Scenep. 69.
- ^ Swanson, James; Essex, Karen (1995-12-01). "The Real Bettie Page". Playboy Vol. 42, Iss. 12, pg. 98-103,198-199.
- ^ Bostwick, Alan (2001-09-06). "Unveiling the Truth About a Queen". The Tennessean Section D, page 1.
- ^ Kit, Zorianna (2001-08-03). "Interview with Author". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Author Website".
- ^ "Audiobook Review: Dracula in Love (2010)". AudioFile. Retrieved December 8, 2014.