Dwayne Epstein
Author

Dwayne Epstein is the author of the N.Y. Times bestselling biography, “Lee Marvin: Point Blank,” which was also a finalist in ForeWord magazine Book of the Year competitions. He is the author of the current Amazon bestseller ‘Killin’ Generals: The Making of The Dirty Dozen, The Most Iconic World War II Film of All Time,' published on April 25, 2023, by Citadel Press. Prior to writing biographies, Epstein contributed to film chronicles on a regular basis. He wrote for Filmfax Magazine on subjects such as Bobby Darin, the Rat Pack, television pioneer Steve Allen, film director Sam Fuller, comic book artist Neal Adams, “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” Kevin McCarthy, John Belushi, and comedy legend Sid Caesar. Epstein later contributed to Cahiers Du Cinema’s “Serious Pleasures,” which had a high profile in Europe. He wrote on American films chosen for rediscovery by directors Oliver Stone, Francis Ford Coppola, Woody Allen, and Clint Eastwood.

Recently, Epstein has done audio commentary for Kino/Lorber and written online articles for Hollywood.com.

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Killin’ Generals: The Making of The Dirty Dozen, the Most Iconic WW II Movie of All Time

An explosive inside look at The Dirty Dozen, the star-studded war film that broke the rules, shocked the critics, thrilled audiences, and became an all-time, cult-movie classic . . .

The year was 1967. A cinematic blockbuster exploded across American popular culture.
The Dirty Dozen didn’t just reinvent the “men on a mission” war story, it blew...

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Lee Marvin: Point Blank

The first full-length, authoritative, and detailed story of the iconic actor’s life to go beyond the Hollywood scandal-sheet reporting of earlier books, this account offers an appreciation for the man and his acting career and the classic films he starred in, painting a portrait of an individual who took great risks in his acting and career....

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Hillary Clinton

From the series: People in the News

An integral player in American politics for the last three decades, Hillary Clinton has taken on a multitude of roles at the highest levels of government. She has been the First Lady of Arkansas and the First Lady of the United States, a Senator for the state of New York, and the third woman to be appointed Secretary of State. This captivating...

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