Biography
James Ursini (born May 10, 1947) is an American writer living in Los Angeles, and an educator. Born on May 10, 1947, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ursini received his master's degree in Theater Arts and a Doctorate in Film in 1975 from UCLA.He has written and/or edited over a dozen books—most with Alain Silver and two with Dominique Mainon (The Modern Amazons: Warrior Women On-Screen and Cinema of Obsession: Erotic Fixation and Love Gone Wrong in the Movies). He is noted for his work on film noir with Alain Silver (The Noir Style, The Film Noir Reader series, Film Noir, LA Noir, etc.) He has also done director studies on David Lean, Robert Aldrich, Preston Sturges, and Roger Corman and numerous DVD commentaries for Warner Bros., 20th Century-Fox, and The Criterion Collection. Books forthcoming in 2024 are From the Moment They Met It Was Murder, Double Indemnity and the Rise of Film Noir (Running Press/TCM) and The Films of David Lean (3rd edition, Pendragon Books).
He has also produced several features and short documentaries as well as appearing in documentaries on film noir.
Filmography
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Movies 13
self 11
Director 1
Producer 1
We Kill for Love (2023)
Nasty Piece of Work (2016)
Embracing Chaos: Making The African Queen (2010)
Where Danger Lives: White Rose for Julie (2007)
The Big Steal: Look Behind You (2007)
They Live by Night: The Twisted Road (2007)
Jezebel: Legend of the South (2006)
Marked Woman: Ripped from the Headlines (2006)
Bette and Joan: Blind Ambition (2006)
Armed and Deadly: The Making of 'The Dirty Dozen' (2006)
Possessed: The Quintessential Film Noir (2005)
Kiss Daddy Goodbye (1981)
The Damned Don't Cry: The Crawford Formula - Real and Reel
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GenderMale
Birthday1947-05-10 (76 years old)
Birth PlacePittsburgh, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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