Michael Holloway Perronne (born 1974) is an American author. His novels include: ''A Time Before Me'', ''Men Can Do Romance'', ''Falling Into Me'', ''Embrace the Rain'', ''A Time Before Us'', and ''Gardens of Hope''.
Perronne received a great deal of publicity after sending a copy of his novel, A Time Before Me, to Alabama state lawmaker Gerald Allen who proposed that all books mentioning gay content should be banned. Allen was quoted saying, "I guess we dig a big hole and dump them in and bury them."
In response, Perronne said, "If Mr. Allen is determined to bury such great works as ''The Color Purple'', ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'', and ''Brideshead Revisited'', then I would be honored to have my own work buried with such classics." The controversy led to Perronne making appearances on national television and mentions in national gay newsmagazines.
His debut novel, "A Time Before Me" won the Bronze Award, ForeWord Magazine's 2006 Book of the Year Award in the Gay/Lesbian fiction category.
Perronne is
openly gay
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Framed and debated as a privacy issue, coming out of ...
.
Some of his later works, including ''Falling Into Me'' and ''A Time Before Us'', dealt with common issues gay men in their thirties face with growing older. ''Embrace the Rain'' examined cultural clashes between ethnic groups in post-
Hurricane Katrina
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in Perronne's native coastal Mississippi. ''Gardens of Hope'', his first historical novel, takes place in the backdrop of the World War II Japanese-American internment camp
Manzanar
Manzanar is the site of one of ten American concentration camps, where more than 120,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II from March 1942 to November 1945. Although it had over 10,000 inmates at its peak, it was one o ...
.
in 2019, Michael's script for the TV movie Deadly Vengeance was shot and produced by Titan Global Entertainment and Marvista Entertainment starring Gina Holden, Mitchell Hoog, Jessica Belkin and David Lipper.
As of 2023, he has also written the scripts for seven additional TV movies that have aired on Lifetime, LMN, UpTV, and streaming on Amazon Prime. Titles include: Saving My Daughter; Here Kills the Bride; Love, Game, Match; The Nature of Romance; Trapped With my Husband; and Don't Sell My Baby. Upcoming premieres include: The Perfect In-Laws, directed by Emmy-nominated actress Ashley Jones, on LMN on Nov. 20, 2023 and My Two Husbands set to debut on June 20, 2024, also on LM
Perronne's IMDB
Personal life
Perronne was born and raised in
Picayune, Mississippi
Picayune ( ) is the largest city in Pearl River County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 10,878 at the 2010 census. The city is located approximately from New Orleans, Hattiesburg, and Gulfport–Biloxi. The Stennis Space Center ...
, the son of Mike and Barbara Marie Perronne. He received a BA in Film from the
University of Southern Mississippi
The University of Southern Mississippi (Southern Miss or USM) is a public research university with its main campus located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's, ma ...
and an MFA in Drama and Communications from the
University of New Orleans
The University of New Orleans (UNO) is a public research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is a member of the University of Louisiana System and the Urban 13 association. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High rese ...
. For a few years he worked as a production assistant in television and film, in both
and
Los Angeles
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, on such projects as the television series ''
The Big Easy'' and the television movies ''Rag and Bone'' and ''
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
''Introducing Dorothy Dandridge'' is a 1999 American biographical drama television film directed by Martha Coolidge from a screenplay by Shonda Rhimes and Scott Abbott, based on the biography ''Dorothy Dandridge'' by Earl Mills. Filmed over a span ...
''.
Following that, he worked as the Conference Services Coordinator for
NATPE
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NATPE implements its mission by providing members with educati ...
. He did script reading and analysis for the
Los Angeles Film Festival
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and the Los Angeles Film Collaborative.
References
External links
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Perronne's personal website
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1974 births
21st-century American novelists
American male novelists
Novelists from Mississippi
People from Picayune, Mississippi
Living people
American LGBT novelists
Date of birth missing (living people)
LGBT people from Mississippi
21st-century American male writers