BearManor Media News — peter shelley

Peter Shelley Q&A on his book, Steve Cochran - Noir Ladies Man Why did you choose Steve Cochran as a subject? At the time I wrote the book there was none on him. This August the University Press of Mississippi released a book on Cochran by Michelangelo Capua. I have not read it but have one of Capua’s other books. So I would guess that my coverage of Cochran’s films and performances is probably more detailed. I’m not one to bag the competition and I do find Capua an excellent writer. But I was told we could go ahead since...

Q& A for Alexis Smith by Peter Shelley 1. What made you interested in writing a book on Alexis Smith?There was no book on her although a chapter was devoted to Alexis in Daniel Bubbeo’s book The Women of Warner Brothers. She didn’t write a memoir and neither did her husband Craig Stevens. I have written a number of biographies of film actors and actresses and I am always drawn to people who haven’t been covered in a substantial way. 2. Can you remember the first time you saw her?That was probably when she was in two of my favorite...