J. Marshall Craig
Encyclopedia
Canadian-born J. Marshall Craig is best known for his critically acclaimed work as writer for Eric Burdon
's Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood and The Rolling Stones
keyboardist Chuck Leavell
's Between Rock and a Home Place and has been published in a half-dozen languages all over the world. His novel "Eh Mail" and World War I historical non-fiction book "You're Lucky If You're Killed" were also critical successes.
A longtime resident of Southern California, Craig divides his time between writing and directing music videos and feature films for his Write Brain Entertainment entity and also writing and producing and directing films with British-born director Michael Mileham with the Mileham.Craig Image Group., which is working on bringing two unproduced Monty Python
-related films to the screen, as well as British comic Peter Cook
's last film project, Rectitude." Craig's work also appears in various literary collections with Tom Wolfe
, Hunter S. Thompson
, Jack Kerouac
and others (The Outlaw Bible of American Literature); Hells Angels
founder Sonny Barger, Che Guevara
and others (She's A Bad Motorcycle) and CNN talk show host Larry King
(Remember Me When I'm Gone). His latest projects include Guilty By Association, an exploratative biography of acclaimed hip-hop producer Damion "Damizza
" Young and West Coast rap, and the environmental study "Growing A Better America: Smart, Strong and Sustainable," on the "greening" of America, with Chuck Leavell, which was released Feb. 11 2011. He wrote several episodes of the Canadian comedy television series "Subplot. " He directed the music performance DVD "An Evening With Becca Solodon" and is a producer and second unit director of (and makes an appearance in) the upcoming major Australian feature film by Frank Howson, "Remembering Nigel," which so far has won Best Foreign Film and Best Musical Soundtrack awards at film festivals. Craig is also prominently featured in the documentary "The Nigel Diaries," which won Best Documentary at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival in September, 2009. He co-directed, with Frank Howson, the Elijah Allan-Blitz music video "Don't Let Me Die In Hollywood," and has credits on a half-dozen other 2009/2010 music videos. Craig recently launched the Karmic Brothers Productions film company in partnership with Frank Howson and in association with FHE Australia and BabyRee Media in the United States. He was also named, in mid-2010, a consultant to the British music competition company YouBloom with Damion Damizza Young, Bob Geldof, Nigel Grainge, Phil Harrington and Vicki Abelson. He recently completed the memoirs of controversial former Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker, "Rocker: Scars and Strikes," due for release in late 2011.
Eric Burdon
Eric Victor Burdon is an English singer-songwriter best known as a founding member and vocalist of rock band The Animals, and the funk rock band War and for his aggressive stage performance...
's Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood and The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
keyboardist Chuck Leavell
Chuck Leavell
Chuck Leavell is an American pianist and keyboardist, who was a member of The Allman Brothers Band throughout the height of their popularity, a founding member of the jazz-rock combo Sea Level, a frequently-employed session musician, and later, the keyboardist for Eric Clapton and The Rolling...
's Between Rock and a Home Place and has been published in a half-dozen languages all over the world. His novel "Eh Mail" and World War I historical non-fiction book "You're Lucky If You're Killed" were also critical successes.
A longtime resident of Southern California, Craig divides his time between writing and directing music videos and feature films for his Write Brain Entertainment entity and also writing and producing and directing films with British-born director Michael Mileham with the Mileham.Craig Image Group., which is working on bringing two unproduced Monty Python
Monty Python
Monty Python was a British surreal comedy group who created their influential Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over four series...
-related films to the screen, as well as British comic Peter Cook
Peter Cook
Peter Edward Cook was an English satirist, writer and comedian. An extremely influential figure in modern British comedy, he is regarded as the leading light of the British satire boom of the 1960s. He has been described by Stephen Fry as "the funniest man who ever drew breath," although Cook's...
's last film project, Rectitude." Craig's work also appears in various literary collections with Tom Wolfe
Tom Wolfe
Thomas Kennerly "Tom" Wolfe, Jr. is a best-selling American author and journalist. He is one of the founders of the New Journalism movement of the 1960s and 1970s.-Early life and education:...
, Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author who wrote The Rum Diary , Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 .He is credited as the creator of Gonzo journalism, a style of reporting where reporters involve themselves in the action to...
, Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac
Jean-Louis "Jack" Lebris de Kerouac was an American novelist and poet. He is considered a literary iconoclast and, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, a pioneer of the Beat Generation. Kerouac is recognized for his spontaneous method of writing, covering topics such as Catholic...
and others (The Outlaw Bible of American Literature); Hells Angels
Hells Angels
The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club is a worldwide one-percenter motorcycle gang and organized crime syndicate whose members typically ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles. In the United States and Canada, the Hells Angels are incorporated as the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporation. Their primary motto...
founder Sonny Barger, Che Guevara
Che Guevara
Ernesto "Che" Guevara , commonly known as el Che or simply Che, was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, intellectual, guerrilla leader, diplomat and military theorist...
and others (She's A Bad Motorcycle) and CNN talk show host Larry King
Larry King
Lawrence Harvey "Larry" King is an American television and radio host whose work has been recognized with awards including two Peabodys and ten Cable ACE Awards....
(Remember Me When I'm Gone). His latest projects include Guilty By Association, an exploratative biography of acclaimed hip-hop producer Damion "Damizza
Damizza
Damion Young, better known by his stage name, Damizza, is a record producer, artist & author known for producing artists such as Ice Cube, Shade Sheist, Snoop Dogg, Korn, Nate Dogg, Ca$his, and Mariah Carey, including Carey's single "Crybaby."...
" Young and West Coast rap, and the environmental study "Growing A Better America: Smart, Strong and Sustainable," on the "greening" of America, with Chuck Leavell, which was released Feb. 11 2011. He wrote several episodes of the Canadian comedy television series "Subplot. " He directed the music performance DVD "An Evening With Becca Solodon" and is a producer and second unit director of (and makes an appearance in) the upcoming major Australian feature film by Frank Howson, "Remembering Nigel," which so far has won Best Foreign Film and Best Musical Soundtrack awards at film festivals. Craig is also prominently featured in the documentary "The Nigel Diaries," which won Best Documentary at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival in September, 2009. He co-directed, with Frank Howson, the Elijah Allan-Blitz music video "Don't Let Me Die In Hollywood," and has credits on a half-dozen other 2009/2010 music videos. Craig recently launched the Karmic Brothers Productions film company in partnership with Frank Howson and in association with FHE Australia and BabyRee Media in the United States. He was also named, in mid-2010, a consultant to the British music competition company YouBloom with Damion Damizza Young, Bob Geldof, Nigel Grainge, Phil Harrington and Vicki Abelson. He recently completed the memoirs of controversial former Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker, "Rocker: Scars and Strikes," due for release in late 2011.
Discography
- 2009 - Perfect Sense (With Frank Howson)
- 1995 - The Food
- 1988 - Hijinx Sessions
Filmography
- Damion "Damizza" Young: Mizzaree (2011 music video)
- Last Days of Hollywood (2011 indie feature with Frank Howson)
- Untitled Anthony Newley Documentary (2011 documentary with Frank Howson)
- Sparky Elgin (2011 Mocumentary)
- Untitled Eric Burdon Documentary (2010 documentary)
- Making of Secret Agent Man (2010 documentary)
- Bernard Fowler: To Thy Self Be True (2011 music video)
- Making of To Thy Self Be True (2011 documentary)
- Eric Burdon: Live At Playback Studios (2010 short film)
- Terry Reid: Live At Playback Studios (2010 short film)
- Bishop Lamont's Sadatay (2010 music video — guest star and director of behind-scenes documentary)
- Remembering Nigel (2010 feature film (Best Foreign film award winner) with Frank Howson)
- The Nigel Diaries (2010 documentary film (Best Documentary film award winner) with Frank Howson)
- Allan-Blitz Family Variety Hour (2009 feature-length variety show DVD)
- Live At Marley House (2009 music video)
- Live At Velvet Jones (2009 music video)
- Crackin' (2009 music video)
- Don't Let Me Die In Hollywood (2009 music video)
- Wino: In Remembrance of a Friend (2009 documentary)
- An Evening With Becca Solodon (2008 Feature-length music performance DVD)
- Becca Solodon: In My Room (2008 music video)
- Becca Solodon: Butterflies (2008 music video)
- Eric Burdon: My Secret Life – The Videos: Highway 62; My Secret Life; Once Upon A Time (2004)
- Fabulous Shiksa In Distress (2002 feature film)
- SPOOK TV (Early1980s spoof short)
- Hook, Line and Sinker (1999 feature film)
- Last Outlaw (1998 feature film)
- Trial of Stubby McPherson (1996 cameo short film)
- Spook TV (1988 short film)