Beverly
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | writer/publicist |
| Location | Los Angeles, CA, United States |
| Introduction | I have been an entertainment publicity exec and a journalist. In my journalist life I interviewed John Lennon, Monty Python; PR clients included Dolly Parton, Whoopi Goldberg, John Denver, Barry Manilow, Tom Skettitt, Jacqueline Bisset etc, etc. Now I'm a writer of novels, just launching my second novel, SOWN IN TEARS," which takes place in Russia, 1905. Romance, heartache and revolution happening at the same time. The first, FLYING OUT OF BROOKLYN, takes place during World War Two on the Brooklyn homefront. |
| Interests | Very involved with Jewish World Watch (www.jww.org) which aids victims of genocide and conflict, now especially in Darfur and the Congo. Also I mentor children in reading and work with the Los Angeles Zoo as a volunteer in their Research Dept. observing animal behavior. |
| Favorite movies | No Country for Old Men, The Best Years of Our Life, Notorious, The Sundowners, The Painted Veil, Little Miss Sunshine, Sabrina (original), Some Like It Hot,The Lives of Others, |
| Favorite music | Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Beatles, Modern Jazz Quartet, Mozart, Bach, Benjamin Britten, Sting, Blues, |
| Favorite books | Suite Francais,Flying Out of Brooklyn, All the Pretty Horses, August Is A Wicked Month, Devil In A Blue Dress, Portrait of A Lady, Pride And Prejudice, Anna Karenina, Madame Bovary, War and Peace, The Amazing Adventures of Kavelier and Klay, The Lovely Bones, White Oleander |