Gerald Clarke (author)

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Gerald Clarke
Born (1937-06-21) June 21, 1937 (age 86)
NationalityAmerican
Education Yale University
OccupationAuthor
Employer(s) Time
Architectural Digest
Esquire
Known for Capote (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 ) and Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland (2000). [1]

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 . [2]

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

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References

  1. "About Gerald Clarke". geraldclarke.com. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  2. Gerber, Michael (May 12, 2004). "Meet Gary Clarke". mikegerber.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.