Beverly Gray
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Beverly Gray

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After completing my doctorate in Contemporary American Fiction at UCLA, I surprised everyone (including myself) by taking a job with B-movie maven Roger Corman. At the legendary New World Pictures, I edited scripts, wrote publicity material, cast voice actors, and tried my hand at production. One highlight was coming up with the twist ending to a cult classic, Death Race 2000. Later, as story editor at Corman’s Concorde-New Horizons Pictures, I oversaw the development of 170 low-budget features. I’ve written six produced screenplays, and played several cameo roles (in all of which I kept my clothes on). Since leaving Corman’s employ, I have been active as a journalist, while also teaching screenwriting workshops through UCLA Extension. My first book, Roger Corman: An Unauthorized Biography of the Godfather of Indie Filmmaking, made its debut in the #4 slot on the Los Angeles Times’ hardcover non-fiction bestseller list. Three years later, I published Ron Howard: From Mayberry to the Moon . . . and Beyond. I followed this with the first expanded paperback edition of the Corman bio, tastefully retitled Roger Corman: Blood-Sucking Vampires, Flesh-Eating Cockroaches, and Driller Killers. A third edition, available as both an ebook and a paperback, brings the Corman saga into the present day. My newest, most exciting project yet is Seduced by Mrs. Robinson: How The Graduate Became the Touchstone of a Generation. Its publication in November 2017 coincides with the 50th anniversary of this landmark film, which is beloved by Baby Boomers for capturing their view of the adult world that in 1967 they were newly poised to enter. I live in Santa Monica, California. When not doting on my family, I focus on my popular blog, “Beverly in Movieland,” which covers movies, moviemaking, and growing up Hollywood-adjacent. Find it at www.beverlyinmovieland.com
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    • Blood-Sucking Vampires, Flesh-Eating Cockroaches, and Driller Killers 3rd edition
    • Written by: Beverly Gray
    • Narrated by: Collene Curran
    • Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 2015-12-01
    • Language: English
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    • From Mayberry to the Moon...and Beyond
    • Written by: Beverly Gray
    • Narrated by: Donna Postel
    • Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
    • Release date: 2021-02-02
    • Language: English
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