Jimmy Starr
Encyclopedia
Jimmy Starr was an American screenwriter
and columnist
.
Starr worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood
during the 1930s. From the 1940s he worked as a film writer and columnist, providing reviews and insights into the film world, and made occasional appearances in cameo roles in film. His novel The Corpse Came C.O.D. was made into a 1947 film.
After retirement from the Hollywood scene, Starr moved to Phoenix, Arizona
, where he worked for many years as Director of Advertising and Public Relations for Ramada Inn
, which was then headquartered in Phoenix.
He gifted many of his personal papers and photographs to Arizona State University
in the 1970s.
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and columnist
Columnist
A columnist is a journalist who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs....
.
Starr worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood
Cinema of the United States
The cinema of the United States, also known as Hollywood, has had a profound effect on cinema across the world since the early 20th century. Its history is sometimes separated into four main periods: the silent film era, classical Hollywood cinema, New Hollywood, and the contemporary period...
during the 1930s. From the 1940s he worked as a film writer and columnist, providing reviews and insights into the film world, and made occasional appearances in cameo roles in film. His novel The Corpse Came C.O.D. was made into a 1947 film.
After retirement from the Hollywood scene, Starr moved to Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, where he worked for many years as Director of Advertising and Public Relations for Ramada Inn
Ramada
Ramada is a hotel chain owned and operated by Wyndham Worldwide.- History :The lodging chain was founded in 1953 by longtime Chicago restaurateur Marion W...
, which was then headquartered in Phoenix.
He gifted many of his personal papers and photographs to Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
in the 1970s.
Further reading
- "Jimmy Starr", Contemporary Authors, Volume 132. Gale Research, 1991.
- "Jimmy Starr", Biography Index, Volume 27. H. W. Wilson Co., 2002.
- A Jimmy Starr Omnibus (Ramble HouseRamble HouseRamble House is a small American publisher founded by Fender Tucker and Jim Weiler in 1999. The press specializes in reprints of long-neglected and rare crime fiction novels, modern crime fiction and scholarly works by noted authors on the crime fiction genre, and a host of other diverse books of a...
, 2011).