James Curtis
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James Curtis

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James Curtis is the author of "W.C. Fields: A Biography", which was awarded the Special Jury Prize by the Theatre Library Association and named one of the Notable Books of the Year by the New York Times. He is also the author of "Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life," "Last Man Standing: Mort Sahl and the Birth of Modern Comedy," which was a Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year, "William Cameron Menzies: The Shape of Films to Come," "Spencer Tracy: A Biography," "James Whale: A New World of Gods and Monsters," and "Between Flops," an acclaimed biography of writer-director Preston Sturges. He is married and lives in Brea, California.
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