I am an author, editor and film historian based in London. I have written books on film (The Faber Book of French Cinema, In Search of The Third Man and Korda: Britain’s Only Movie Mogul), historical biography (The Man Who Outshone the Sun King) and family history (Mapping the Past). I am also the editor of the published diaries of John Fowles.

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After a very brief period working for the film director Michael Winner, I learned how to edit – and write – at Penguin Books. Thanks to the Jill Forbes Research Scholarship, I then took a mostly rewarding detour into academia, from 2007 to 2019 teaching film history at Queen Mary, University of London. I am currently archival consultant to the completion guarantee company Film Finances, which is this year celebrating its 75th anniversary.

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Last book: Making Hollywood Happen (about Film Finances). Next book: The Faber Book of British Cinema.

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