Harold Schechter

David Everitt

Brief articles examine serial killers, their crimes and victims, and the methods they used to kill and dispose of the bodies

The A-Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers

A revised edition is comprised of hundreds of entries on serial murderers and their crimes, offering insight into the phenomenon of serial killing while sharing a wealth of well-publicized and lesser-known details. Original. 25,000 first printing.

The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers

Special Effects in the Movies

Film Tricks

Profiles the real persons who influenced the creation of films such as "The Fugitive," "Raiders of the Lost Ark," and "Saving Private Ryan."

The Real-life Stories that Inspired Some of the Most Popular Movies of All Time

For Reel

"Serial killers have never exerted a firmer grip on the nation's imagination. A steady stream of horrific crimes - and the books and movies they inspire - have made serial murder a topic of both tabloid attention and serious study. Now author and professor Harold Schechter, a leading academic authority on serial killers, and coauthor David Everitt have compiled the ultimate reference on this fascinating subject. With hundreds of entries spanning the entire spectrum of serial murder, this vivid, comprehensive resource examines these shocking crimes - and their infamous practitioners - from every angle."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Regarded by his contemporaries as one of television’s premier comedy creators, Nat Hiken was the driving creative force behind the classic 1950s and 1960s series Sgt. Bilko and the hilarious Car 54, Where Are You? King of the Half Hour, the first biography of Hiken, draws extensively on exclusive first-hand interviews with some of the well-known TV personalities who worked with him, such as Carol Burnett, Fred Gwynne, Alan King, Al Lewis, and Herbert Ross. The book focuses on Hiken’s immense talent and remarkable career, from his early days in radio as Fred Allen’s head writer to his multiple Emmy-winning years as writer-producer-director on television. In addition to re-establishing Hiken's place in broadcast history, biographer, David Everitt places him in the larger story of early New York broadcasting. Hiken’s career paralleled the rise and fall of television’s Golden Age. He embodied the era’s best qualities—craftsmanship, a commitment to excellence and a distinctive, uproariously funny and quirky sense of humor. At the same time, his uncompromising independence prevented him from surviving the changes in the industry that brought the Golden Age to an end in the 1960s. His experiences bring a fresh and until now unknown perspective to the medium’s most extraordinary period.

Nat Hiken and the Golden Age of TV Comedy

King of the Half Hour

A sympathetic history of blacklisting practices as instigated by five guardians of the broadcast media, including three FBI agents, a former naval intelligence officer, and a Syracuse grocer, discusses how their efforts were largely shaped by a long-standing idealistic broadcasting struggle involving bitterly disputed issues and long-standing grievances. BOMC, History.

David Everitt

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