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Author Q and A with Gary May BearManor:Gary, your previous books were about American history but The Tunesmith is a book about your grandfather. It’s so different from your other books. How did it come about?Gary:I was always very close to my grandfather. We spent a lot of time together. He was a great storyteller and since I loved movies, I ate everything up. But I began to think about him as a historical subject in 2020 when James Taylor entered mylife.BearManor:James Taylor? The singer songwriter?Gary:Yes. In January of 2020, my friend Janet Roitz, the actress, singer and dancer, alerted me to story in...

1)So Elliot, congratulations on the book.Judging by just the introduction alone it seems like it was an incredible journey to make this book a reality.Can you expand some more on how the book came about? The summer of 2012 had me really struggling as a filmmaker,actor,writer and director after ending 3 years at the Cheesecake Factory as a server.Though I was able to work as actor,P.A. And even filmmaker during those years,2012 had me really waking up to the reality of being 35 and not being the success I wanted to be.In the darkest days of that summer,I started to...

Q&A with Lona Bailey, PHD, author of Echoes of the Woods: The Biography of Paula Winslowe, the Voice Behind Bambi's Mother 1. What inspired you to write a biography about Paula Winslowe?I’ve always been fascinated by the overlooked women of Hollywood’s Golden Age, and Paula Winslowe is a prime example. She had an incredible career in radio and voice acting, yet she remains largely unrecognized. Her most iconic role as Bambi’s mother left an almost eternal emotional imprint on audiences, and I wanted to help give her the recognition she deserves. 2. Paula Winslowe is best known as the voice...