Gerald Clarke (author)

Gerald Clarke
Born (1937-06-21) June 21, 1937 (age 87)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationYale University
OccupationAuthor
Employer(s)Time
Architectural Digest
Esquire
Known forCapote (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[1]) and Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland (2000).[2]

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.[3]

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

  1. ^ Tunzelmann, Alex von (February 7, 2014). "Capote adds more half-truths to the murky story behind In Cold Blood". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "About Gerald Clarke". geraldclarke.com. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Gerber, Michael (May 12, 2004). "Meet Gary Clarke". mikegerber.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.