The Hollywood Scandal Almanac: Twelve Months of Sinister, Salacious and Senseless History
Jerry Roberts has authored or been credited editor on sixteen books for nine publishers. His last book wasThe Complete History of American Film Criticism(2010) for Santa Monica Press. He's a commissioning editor for The History Press and acquires books on local and regional history. He is senior editor for the Catalina Island Conservancy. Roberts formerly was an acquisitions editor for Arcadia Publishing. His books includeMitchum: In His Own WordsandThe Great American Playwrights on the Screen.For eleven years, Roberts was film critic for Copley Los Angeles Newspapers and a columnist for San Diego-based Copley News Service. He has written thousands of articles and reviews on film and television, including forDaily Variety, The Hollywood Reporterand the formerDGA Magazine. Roberts formerly was a news reporter for thePittsburgh Post-Gazetteand served as sports editor for three other Pennsylvania newspapers. A native of Kittanning, Pennsylvania, he lives with his wife, Joanne, in Carson, California.