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'''Gerald Clarke''' (born June 21, 1937)<!--source is LCCN--> is an American writer, best known for the biographies ''Capote'' (1988) (made into the Oscar-winning 2005 film ''[[Capote (film)|Capote]]''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tunzelmann |first=Alex von |date=2014-02-07 |title=Capote adds more half-truths to the murky story behind In Cold Blood |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/feb/07/capote-philip-seymour-hoffman-in-cold-blood |access-date=2024-08-06 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>) and ''[[Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland]]'' (2000).<ref>{{cite web|title=About Gerald Clarke|url=http://www.geraldclarke.com/bio.htm|work=geraldclarke.com|accessdate=October 5, 2013}}</ref>


He has also written for magazines including ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'', ''[[Architectural Digest]]'', and ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', where he was a senior writer for many years.
'''Gerald Clarke''' is the author of ''Capote'', the much-acclaimed, bestselling biography of Truman Capote, and ''[[Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland]]''. He has also written for many magazines, including ''Esquire, Architectural Digest,'' and ''Time,'' where for many years he was a senior writer. A native of Los Angeles and a graduate of Yale, he now lives in Bridgehampton, in eastern Long Island, New York.

While an undergraduate at [[Yale University|Yale]], he wrote for campus humor magazine ''[[The Yale Record]]''.<ref>Gerber, Michael (May 12, 2004). "Meet Gary Clarke". ''mikegerber.com''. Retrieved January 28, 2014.</ref>

A native of [[Los Angeles]], Clarke now lives in [[Bridgehampton, New York|Bridgehampton]], in eastern [[Long Island|Long Island, New York]].

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* [http://lccn.loc.gov/n87945448 Gerald Clarke] at [[Library of Congress]] Authorities — with six catalog records
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Latest revision as of 19:30, 6 August 2024

Gerald Clarke
Born (1937-06-21) June 21, 1937 (age 87)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationYale University
OccupationAuthor
Employer(s)Time
Architectural Digest
Esquire
Known forCapote (2005)
Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland (2000)
Capote (1988)

Gerald Clarke (born June 21, 1937) is an American writer, best known for the biographies Capote (1988) (made into the Oscar-winning 2005 film Capote[1]) and Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland (2000).[2]

He has also written for magazines including Esquire, Architectural Digest, and Time, where he was a senior writer for many years.

While an undergraduate at Yale, he wrote for campus humor magazine The Yale Record.[3]

A native of Los Angeles, Clarke now lives in Bridgehampton, in eastern Long Island, New York.

References

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  1. ^ Tunzelmann, Alex von (February 7, 2014). "Capote adds more half-truths to the murky story behind In Cold Blood". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "About Gerald Clarke". geraldclarke.com. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Gerber, Michael (May 12, 2004). "Meet Gary Clarke". mikegerber.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
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