Gerald Clarke (author)
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Gerald Clarke (born June 21, 1937) is an American writer, best known for the biographies Capote (1988) (made into the Oscar-winning 2005 film Capote) and Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland (2000).[1]
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Born | (1937-06-21) June 21, 1937 (age 86) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Education | Yale University |
Occupation | Author |
Employer(s) | Time Architectural Digest Esquire |
Known for | Capote (2005) Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland (2000) Capote (1988) |
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He has also written for magazines including Esquire, Architectural Digest, and Time, where he was a senior writer for many years.
While an undergraduate at Yale, he wrote for campus humor magazine The Yale Record.[2]
A native of Los Angeles, Clarke now lives in Bridgehampton, in eastern Long Island, New York.