James Robert Parish (born April 21, 1946) is an American author, entertainment historian, and biographer. He also is a former entertainment reporter (for ''
Variety
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* ''Variety'' (1925 film), a German silent film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont
* ''Variety'' (1935 film), ...
''), former book editor, former publicist and former lawyer (in New York).
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Making Book on Movies
, ''Los Angeles Times
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'', Sep 22, 1978
He is the author of more than 100 books including biographies, histories and reference works, and is known for his knowledge of Hollywood legend and lore, fact, and anecdote. He is also claimed to have developed the genre of Hollywood nostalgia. Some of his notable books include ''Fiasco: A history of Hollywood's iconic flops'', ''The Hollywood Book of Death'', ''The Hollywood Book of Breakups'', ''The Hollywood Book of Extravaganza'', and ''It's Good to Be the King''.
[Levin Houston, "Life stories of seven more beauties", '']The Free Lance–Star
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'', page 11, Jan 3, 1981
As a consultant for TV documentaries and biographies, he has appeared frequently on national news shows and specials dealing with the performing arts. Some of his notable appearances include ''
Dateline NBC
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A&E Biography
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E!'s ''
Mysteries and Scandals
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The series detail ...
'' and ''
E! True Hollywood Story
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Court TV's ''Hollywood Justice'',
Fox News Channel's ''Rita Cosby Show'' and
American Broadcasting Company
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's ''Cops on the Screen''. He also worked for specials and series episodes produced by England's
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He lives in Studio City, California.