Patrick McGilligan (biographer)
Encyclopedia
Patrick McGilligan is an Irish American
biographer, film historian and writer. His biography on Alfred Hitchcock
, Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light was a finalist for the Edgar Award
. He is the author of two New York Times Notable Books, and he lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
. He is also noted for his biography on Clint Eastwood
, Clint: The Life and Legend, which reveals much about Eastwood which his official biography by Richard Schickel
left out. He has written biographies on Alfred Hitchcock. Clint Eastwood, James Cagney
, Robert Altman
, Fritz Lang
, George Cukor
, Jack Nicholson
and Oscar Micheaux
. He is also an editor of Backstory which interviews Hollywood screenwriters and published by the University of California Press
Irish American
Irish Americans are citizens of the United States who can trace their ancestry to Ireland. A total of 36,278,332 Americans—estimated at 11.9% of the total population—reported Irish ancestry in the 2008 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau...
biographer, film historian and writer. His biography on Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...
, Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light was a finalist for the Edgar Award
Edgar Award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
. He is the author of two New York Times Notable Books, and he lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
. He is also noted for his biography on Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide...
, Clint: The Life and Legend, which reveals much about Eastwood which his official biography by Richard Schickel
Richard Schickel
Richard Warren Schickel is an American author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker. He is a film critic for Time magazine, having also written for Life magazine and the Los Angeles Times Book Review....
left out. He has written biographies on Alfred Hitchcock. Clint Eastwood, James Cagney
James Cagney
James Francis Cagney, Jr. was an American actor, first on stage, then in film, where he had his greatest impact. Although he won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety of performances, he is best remembered for playing "tough guys." In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him eighth...
, Robert Altman
Robert Altman
Robert Bernard Altman was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award.His films MASH , McCabe and...
, Fritz Lang
Fritz Lang
Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang was an Austrian-American filmmaker, screenwriter, and occasional film producer and actor. One of the best known émigrés from Germany's school of Expressionism, he was dubbed the "Master of Darkness" by the British Film Institute...
, George Cukor
George Cukor
George Dewey Cukor was an American film director. He mainly concentrated on comedies and literary adaptations. His career flourished at RKO and later MGM, where he directed What Price Hollywood? , A Bill of Divorcement , Dinner at Eight , Little Women , David Copperfield , Romeo and Juliet and...
, Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson
John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson is an American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is renowned for his often dark portrayals of neurotic characters. Nicholson has been nominated for an Academy Award twelve times, and has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice: for One Flew Over the...
and Oscar Micheaux
Oscar Micheaux
Oscar Devereaux Micheaux was an American author, film director and independent producer of more than 44 films...
. He is also an editor of Backstory which interviews Hollywood screenwriters and published by the University of California Press
University of California Press
University of California Press, also known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing. It was founded in 1893 to publish books and papers for the faculty of the University of California, established 25 years earlier in 1868...
Notable works
- Clint: The Life and Legend
- George Cukor: A Double Life
- Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light
- Fritz Lang: The Nature of the Beast
- Oscar Micheaux: The Great and Only: The Life of America's First Black Filmmaker
- Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
- Nicholas Ray: The Glorious Failure of an American Director
