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'''Sam Wasson''' (born September 24, 1981){{citation needed|date=January 2023}} is an American author and publisher, who often writes about the history of cinema in Hollywood.
'''Sam Wasson''' (born September 24, 1981){{citation needed|date=January 2023}} is an American author and publisher, who often writes about the history of cinema in Hollywood.


==Early life==
==Early life==


Wasson was born in [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, America]]. His maternal grandfather was former [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] executive, Hal “Lew” Scott.<ref name="Variety">{{cite magazine|title=The Silver Fox|url=|journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|author=Staff|date=April 12, 1996}}</ref><ref name="Reporter">{{cite magazine|title=Obituary|url=|journal=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|author=Staff|date=April 12, 1996}}</ref> Wasson attended [[Wesleyan University]], and [[USC School of Cinematic Arts]].{{when|date=January 2023}}{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}
Wasson was born in [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, America]]. His maternal grandfather was former [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] executive, Hal “Lew” Scott.<ref name="Variety">{{cite magazine|title=The Silver Fox|url=|journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|author=Staff|date=April 12, 1996}}</ref>{{page needed|date=January 2023}}<ref name="Reporter">{{cite magazine|title=Obituary|url=|journal=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|author=Staff|date=April 12, 1996}}</ref>{{page needed|date=January 2023}} Wasson attended [[Wesleyan University]], and [[USC School of Cinematic Arts]].{{when|date=January 2023}}{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}


==Career==
==Career==
During the writing of a biography about Bob Fosse (titled ''Fosse'') researcher Jane Klein and Wasson unearthed lost footage of Fosse's 1961 ABC television show "Seasons of Youth”.<ref name="Ginsberg">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/bob-fosse-biographer-unearths-lost-654039/|date= November 7, 2013|author=Ginsberg, Merle & Gary Baum| title=Bob Fosse Biographer Unearths Lost 1961 ABC Special|work= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=November 17, 2022}}</ref> In 2014, ''Fosse'' was one of six books shortlisted for the $10,000 ''Marfield Prize''<ref name="Charles">{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2014/03/11/terry-teachout-among-finalists-for-10000-marfield-prize-for-arts-writing/|date=March 11, 2014|author=Ron Charles| title=Terry Teachout among finalists for $10,000 Marfield Prize for arts writing|work= [[The Washington Post]]|access-date=November 20, 2022}}</ref> and received the Special Jury Prize at the ''George Freedley Memorial Award''.<ref name="TLA">{{cite web|url=https://www.tla-online.org/awards/bookawards/freedley-award-winners/|date=September 12, 2022|author=| title=Freedley Award Winners, 1969-Present|work= Theatre Library Association|access-date=November 20, 2022}}</ref> Production rights for a limited television series based on the book were purchased by television channel [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] in 2018.<ref name="Otterson">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/bob-fosse-limited-series-fx-sam-rockwell-michelle-williams-lin-manuel-miranda-1202883077/|date= July 24, 2018|author=Otterson, Joe| title=FX Orders Bob Fosse Limited Series Starring Sam Rockwell, Michelle Williams With Lin-Manuel Miranda Producing|work= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=November 17, 2022}}</ref>
During the writing of a biography about Bob Fosse (titled ''Fosse'') researcher Jane Klein and Wasson unearthed lost footage of Fosse's 1961 ABC television show "Seasons of Youth”.<ref name="Ginsberg">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/bob-fosse-biographer-unearths-lost-654039/|date= November 7, 2013|author=Ginsberg, Merle & Gary Baum| title=Bob Fosse Biographer Unearths Lost 1961 ABC Special|work= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|access-date=November 17, 2022}}</ref> In 2014, ''Fosse'' was one of six books shortlisted for the $10,000 ''Marfield Prize''<ref name="Charles">{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2014/03/11/terry-teachout-among-finalists-for-10000-marfield-prize-for-arts-writing/|date=March 11, 2014|author=Ron Charles| title=Terry Teachout among finalists for $10,000 Marfield Prize for arts writing|work= [[The Washington Post]]|access-date=November 20, 2022}}</ref> and received the Special Jury Prize at the ''George Freedley Memorial Award''.<ref name="TLA">{{cite web|url=https://www.tla-online.org/awards/bookawards/freedley-award-winners/|date=September 12, 2022|author=| title=Freedley Award Winners, 1969-Present|work= Theatre Library Association|access-date=November 20, 2022}}</ref> Production rights for a limited television series based on the book were purchased by television channel [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] in 2018.<ref name="Otterson">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/bob-fosse-limited-series-fx-sam-rockwell-michelle-williams-lin-manuel-miranda-1202883077/|date= July 24, 2018|author=Otterson, Joe| title=FX Orders Bob Fosse Limited Series Starring Sam Rockwell, Michelle Williams With Lin-Manuel Miranda Producing|work= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=November 17, 2022}}</ref>


In 2020, Wasson a book about the making of the 1974 movie ''[[Chinatown (1974 film)|Chinatown]]'', titled ''The Big Goodbye''.<ref name="Maslin">{{cite web |author=Maslin, Janet |date=February 4, 2020 |title=It's 'Chinatown,' Jake. On Second Thought, Don't Forget It. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/04/books/review-big-goodbye-chinatown-hollywood-sam-wasson.html |access-date=November 17, 2022 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> In April 2020, Paramount Pictures purchased the rights to produce a film adaption of the book.<ref name="Kroll">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/ben-affleck-to-direct-big-goodbye-for-paramount-about-making-of-chinatown-1203007502/|date= April 7, 2020|author=Kroll, Justin| title=Ben Affleck To Direct Adaptation of 'Big Goodbye' For Paramount; Behind-The-Scenes Story Of The Making of 'Chinatown'|work= [[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=November 17, 2022}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=January 2023}} Also in 2020, Wasson co-founded a publishing house with producer Brandon Millan.<ref name="Hudson">{{cite web|url=https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7901-august-books|date= August 17, 2022|last=Hudson|first= David| title=August Books|publisher= [[The Criterion Collection]]|access-date=November 17, 2022}}</ref>
In 2020, Wasson a book about the making of the 1974 movie ''[[Chinatown (1974 film)|Chinatown]]'', titled ''The Big Goodbye''.<ref name="Maslin">{{cite web |author=Maslin, Janet |date=February 4, 2020 |title=It's 'Chinatown,' Jake. On Second Thought, Don't Forget It. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/04/books/review-big-goodbye-chinatown-hollywood-sam-wasson.html |access-date=November 17, 2022 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> In 2020, Wasson co-founded a publishing house with producer Brandon Millan.<ref name="Hudson">{{cite web|url=https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7901-august-books|date= August 17, 2022|last=Hudson|first= David| title=August Books|publisher= [[The Criterion Collection]]|access-date=November 17, 2022}}</ref>


Wasson was a visiting professor at Wesleyan University<ref name="Simon">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2013/11/02/242536059/fosses-genius-working-even-as-he-was-dying|date= November 2, 2013|author=Simon, Scott| title=Fosse's Genius: Working Even As He Was Dying|work= [[NPR]]|access-date=November 17, 2022}}</ref>{{when|date=January 2023}} and [[Emerson College]].<ref name="Bleasdale">{{cite web|url=https://shows.acast.com/writers-on-film/episodes/sam-wasson-gives-chinatown-the-big-goodbye|date= October 6, 2021|author=John, John| title=Sam Wasson gives Chinatown The Big Goodbye|work= Writers on Film|access-date=November 17, 2022}}</ref>{{when|date=January 2023}}
Wasson was a visiting professor at Wesleyan University<ref name="Simon">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2013/11/02/242536059/fosses-genius-working-even-as-he-was-dying|date= November 2, 2013|author=Simon, Scott| title=Fosse's Genius: Working Even As He Was Dying|work= [[NPR]]|access-date=November 17, 2022}}</ref>{{when|date=January 2023}} and [[Emerson College]].<ref name="Bleasdale">{{cite web|url=https://shows.acast.com/writers-on-film/episodes/sam-wasson-gives-chinatown-the-big-goodbye|date= October 6, 2021|author=John, John| title=Sam Wasson gives Chinatown The Big Goodbye|work= Writers on Film|access-date=November 17, 2022}}</ref>{{when|date=January 2023}}
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In 2022, Wasson and Jeanine Basinger wrote an oral history book titled ''Hollywood: The Oral History''.<ref name="Rich">{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/11/awards-insider-hollywood-the-oral-history-interview|date= October 5, 2019|author=Rich, Katie| title=Hollywood, in Its Own Words|work= [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|access-date=November 20, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Hughes">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/nov/05/hollywood-the-oral-history-by-jeanine-basinger-and-sam-wasson-review-dinner-with-the-stars|date= November 5, 2022|author=Hughes, Kathryn| title=Hollywood: The Oral History by Jeanine Basinger and Sam Wasson review – dinner with the stars|work= [[The Guardian]]|access-date=November 20, 2022}}</ref>
In 2022, Wasson and Jeanine Basinger wrote an oral history book titled ''Hollywood: The Oral History''.<ref name="Rich">{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/11/awards-insider-hollywood-the-oral-history-interview|date= October 5, 2019|author=Rich, Katie| title=Hollywood, in Its Own Words|work= [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|access-date=November 20, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Hughes">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/nov/05/hollywood-the-oral-history-by-jeanine-basinger-and-sam-wasson-review-dinner-with-the-stars|date= November 5, 2022|author=Hughes, Kathryn| title=Hollywood: The Oral History by Jeanine Basinger and Sam Wasson review – dinner with the stars|work= [[The Guardian]]|access-date=November 20, 2022}}</ref>


==Bibliography==
===Books===
* {{cite book|author=|title=A Splurch in the Kisser: The Movies of Blake Edwards|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Splurch_in_the_Kisser/U1r8fpWSWEMC?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover|year=2006|publisher=Wesleyan University Press|isbn=978-0-8195-6977-6}}
*{{cite book|author=|title=Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and the Dawn of the Modern Woman|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Fifth_Avenue_5_A_M/ZK8DGepq9DMC?hl=en|year=2010|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=978-0-0620-0013-2}}<ref>Reviews of ''Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and the Dawn of the Modern Woman'':
*{{cite journal|title=As infectious as Mancini's score, and sure to please lovers of classic American cinema.|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/sam-wasson/fifth-avenue-5-am/|journal=Kirkus|author=Staff|date=June 22, 2020}}
</ref>
*{{cite book|author=|title=Paul on Mazursky|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Paul_on_Mazursky/qBAwbRvDcsQC?hl=en&gbpv=0|year=2011|publisher=Wesleyan University Press|isbn=978-0-8195-7144-1}}<ref>Reviews of ''Paul on Mazursky'':
*{{cite blog|title=Book Review – Paul on Mazursky|url=https://leonardmaltin.com/book-review-paul-on-mazursky/|website=LeonardMaltin.com|author=Leonard Maltin|date=September 2, 2011}}
</ref>
*{{cite book|author=|title=Fosse|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Fosse/7e1bAQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0|year=2013|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt|isbn=978-0-5475-5329-0}}<ref>Reviews of ''Fosse'':
*{{cite newspaper|title=A Showman Whose Dazzle Hid Darkness|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/07/books/fosse-a-biography-by-sam-wasson.html|newspaper=The New York Times|author=Janet Maslin|date=November 6, 2013}}
</ref>
*{{cite book|author=|title=Improv Nation: How We Made a Great American Art|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Improv_Nation/8rU-DwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0|year=2017|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt|isbn=978-0-5445-5720-8}}<ref>Reviews of ''Improv Nation: How We Made a Great American Art'':
*{{cite journal|title=An entertaining book, recommended for aspiring comedians who want to historicize their practice.|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/sam-wasson/improv-nation/|journal=Kirkus|author=Staff|date=December 5, 2017}}
</ref>
*{{cite book|author=|title=The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Big_Goodbye/4GC_zQEACAAJ?hl=en|year=2019|publisher=Flatiron Books|isbn=978-1-2502-6629-3}}<ref>Reviews of ''The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood'':
*{{cite journal|title=If you love Chinatown, then you'll love The Big Goodbye—and it's good reading for any American cinema buff.|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/sam-wasson/the-big-goodbye/|journal=Kirkus|author=Staff|date=February 4, 2020}}
</ref>
*{{cite book|author=|title=Hollywood: The Oral History|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Hollywood_The_Oral_History/ZT1dEAAAQBAJ?hl=en|year=2022|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=978-0-0630-5696-1}}<ref>Reviews of ''Hollywood: The Oral History'':
*{{cite journal|title=Fun firsthand accounts from 100 years of Hollywood history.|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jeanine-basinger/hollywood-oral-history/|journal=Kirkus|author=Staff|date=November 8, 2022}}
</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Schwarzbaum |first=Lisa |date=2022-12-09 |title=That's Entertainment! Here's a Dishy History of Hollywood. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/09/books/hollywood-the-oral-history-jeanine-basinger-sam-wasson.html |access-date=2022-12-31 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Review: Oral history of Hollywood is fascinating, contradictory and only partly true |language=en |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/books/2022/12/18/book-review-hollywood-oral-history-basinger-wasson/stories/202212180021 |access-date=2022-12-31}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-05 |title=Hollywood: The Oral History by Jeanine Basinger and Sam Wasson review – dinner with the stars |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/nov/05/hollywood-the-oral-history-by-jeanine-basinger-and-sam-wasson-review-dinner-with-the-stars |access-date=2022-12-31 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>
== References ==
== References ==
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Sam Wasson
BornLos Angeles, United States
OccupationAuthor, publisher
NationalityAmerican

Sam Wasson (born September 24, 1981)[citation needed] is an American author and publisher, who often writes about the history of cinema in Hollywood.

Early life

Wasson was born in Los Angeles, America. His maternal grandfather was former Variety executive, Hal “Lew” Scott.[1][page needed][2][page needed] Wasson attended Wesleyan University, and USC School of Cinematic Arts.[when?][citation needed]

Career

During the writing of a biography about Bob Fosse (titled Fosse) researcher Jane Klein and Wasson unearthed lost footage of Fosse's 1961 ABC television show "Seasons of Youth”.[3] In 2014, Fosse was one of six books shortlisted for the $10,000 Marfield Prize[4] and received the Special Jury Prize at the George Freedley Memorial Award.[5] Production rights for a limited television series based on the book were purchased by television channel FX in 2018.[6]

In 2020, Wasson a book about the making of the 1974 movie Chinatown, titled The Big Goodbye.[7] In 2020, Wasson co-founded a publishing house with producer Brandon Millan.[8]

Wasson was a visiting professor at Wesleyan University[9][when?] and Emerson College.[10][when?]

In 2021, Wasson and William Rempel filed a lawsuit to unseal a 2010 deposition transcript of Roger Gunson, a former deputy district attorney, in relation to the Roman Polanski sexual abuse case.[11] In July 2022, the court ruled for the transcripts to be unsealed.[12][13][14][15]

In 2022, Wasson and Jeanine Basinger wrote an oral history book titled Hollywood: The Oral History.[16][17]

References

  1. ^ Staff (April 12, 1996). "The Silver Fox". Variety.
  2. ^ Staff (April 12, 1996). "Obituary". The Hollywood Reporter.
  3. ^ Ginsberg, Merle & Gary Baum (November 7, 2013). "Bob Fosse Biographer Unearths Lost 1961 ABC Special". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  4. ^ Ron Charles (March 11, 2014). "Terry Teachout among finalists for $10,000 Marfield Prize for arts writing". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  5. ^ "Freedley Award Winners, 1969-Present". Theatre Library Association. September 12, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  6. ^ Otterson, Joe (July 24, 2018). "FX Orders Bob Fosse Limited Series Starring Sam Rockwell, Michelle Williams With Lin-Manuel Miranda Producing". Variety. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  7. ^ Maslin, Janet (February 4, 2020). "It's 'Chinatown,' Jake. On Second Thought, Don't Forget It". The New York Times. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  8. ^ Hudson, David (August 17, 2022). "August Books". The Criterion Collection. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  9. ^ Simon, Scott (November 2, 2013). "Fosse's Genius: Working Even As He Was Dying". NPR. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  10. ^ John, John (October 6, 2021). "Sam Wasson gives Chinatown The Big Goodbye". Writers on Film. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  11. ^ Cieply, Michael (November 28, 2021). "On Monday, A New Twist On The Quest For Sealed Testimony In The Polanski Case". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  12. ^ "Wasson et al. v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County et al". Unicourt. April 14, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  13. ^ Qeally, James (July 13, 2022). "Roman Polanski criminal case transcripts must be unsealed, court rules". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  14. ^ Maddaus, Gene (July 13, 2022). "Appeals Court Orders Release of Roman Polanski Transcript". Variety. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  15. ^ Cieply, Michael (July 18, 2022). "Roger Gunson's Unsealed Polanski Testimony Offers Not Bombshells, But Details And A Path Through The Thicket". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  16. ^ Rich, Katie (October 5, 2019). "Hollywood, in Its Own Words". Vanity Fair. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  17. ^ Hughes, Kathryn (November 5, 2022). "Hollywood: The Oral History by Jeanine Basinger and Sam Wasson review – dinner with the stars". The Guardian. Retrieved November 20, 2022.

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