Scott Eyman (born March 2, 1951) is an American author, and former book editor and art critic of ''

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''. He is a frequent book reviewer for ''

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'' and ''Film Comment,'' and was a contributor for ''

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''. His books specialize in the

Golden Age of Hollywood Golden means made of, or relating to gold. Golden may also refer to: Places United Kingdom *Golden, in the parish of Probus, Cornwall *Golden Cap, Dorset *Golden Square, Soho, London *Golden Valley, a valley on the River Frome in Gloucestershir ...

. He is the author of ''

Cary Grant Cary Grant (born Archibald Alec Leach; January 18, 1904November 29, 1986) was an English-American actor. He was known for his Mid-Atlantic accent, debonair demeanor, light-hearted approach to acting, and sense of comic timing. He was one of ...

: A Brilliant Disguise'', (

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, 2020); '' Hank & Jim: The Fifty-Year Friendship of Henry Fonda and James Stewart'', (2017); ''

John Wayne Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed The Duke or Duke Wayne, was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films made during Hollywood's Go ...

: The Life and Legend'', (2014); ''Empire of Dreams: The Epic Life of Cecil B. DeMille'', (2010); ''

Louis B. Mayer Louis Burt Mayer (; born Lazar Meir; July 12, 1882 or 1884 or 1885 – October 29, 1957) was a Canadian-American film producer and co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios (MGM) in 1924. Under Mayer's management, MGM became the film industr ...

: Lion of Hollywood'' (

, (2005); ''Print the Legend: The Life and Times of

John Ford John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), known professionally as John Ford, was an American film director and naval officer. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. He ...

'' (2001); ''

Ernst Lubitsch Ernst Lubitsch (; January 29, 1892November 30, 1947) was a German-born American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His urbane comedies of manners gave him the reputation of being Hollywood's most elegant and sophisticated director; as ...

: Laughter in Paradise'' (1993); ''The Speed of Sound: Hollywood and the Talkie Revolution 1926-1930'' (1997); ''

Mary Pickford Gladys Marie Smith (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979), known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian-American stage and screen actress and producer with a career that spanned five decades. A pioneer in the US film industry, she co-founde ...

: America's Sweetheart'' (1990), and ''Five American Cinematographers'' (1987). With co-author Louis Giannetti, he published '' Flashback: A Brief History of Film'' (1986), now in its seventh edition.

Robert Wagner Robert John Wagner Jr. (born February 10, 1930) is an American actor of stage, screen, and television. He is known for starring in the television shows '' It Takes a Thief'' (1968–1970), ''Switch'' (1975–1978), and '' Hart to Hart'' (1979� ...

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, ''Pieces of My Heart: A Life'', written with Eyman, was published on 23 September 2008, and was on the ''

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'' Bestseller List. Their second collaboration, ''You Must Remember This'', was published March 11, 2014, about life off the studio lot, and was also on the ''New York Times'' Bestseller List (March 30, 2014). Their third collaboration was ''I Loved Her In The Movies: Memories of Hollywood's Legendary Actresses,'' (2016). He is an adjunct professor at the University of Miami in the Department of Cinema & Interactive Media, where he has taught film history since 2015.

Books

*''Flashback: A Brief History of Film'' (1986) with Louis D. Giannetti *''Five American Cinematographers'' (1987) *''Mary Pickford: America's Sweetheart'' (1990) *''Ernst Lubitsch: Laughter in Paradise'' (1993) *''The Speed of Sound: Hollywood and the Talkie Revolution 1926-1930'' (1997) *''Print the Legend: The Life and Times of John Ford'' (1999) *''Louis B. Mayer: Lion of Hollywood'' (2005) *''Pieces of My Heart: A Life'' (2008) with Robert Wagner *''Empire of Dreams: The Epic Life of Cecil B. DeMille'' (2010) *''You Must Remember This: Life and Style in Hollywood's Golden Age'' (2014) with Robert Wagner *''John Wayne: The Life and Legend'' (2014) *''I Loved Her In The Movies: Memories of Hollywood's Legendary Actresses'' (2016) with Robert Wagner *''Hank & Jim: The Fifty-Year Friendship of Henry Fonda and James Stewart'' (2017) *''

: A Brilliant Disguise'' (2020)

External links

Articles for ''The New York Observer''
*Review of "Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise," The Washington Post,October 28, 202

Book review: 'Empire of Dreams' by Scott Eyman, ''Los Angeles Times'', August 25, 2010

* * ttp://www.scotteyman.com/Bio.html Biography, Scott Eyman website* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eyman, Scott 1951 births American male non-fiction writers American film historians Film theorists Living people