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Acclaimed internationally for his literary fiction, his hard-boiled true crime books and Hollywood memoirs, John Gilmore has a following that spans the globe from London to Tokyo, from Hong Kong to Hollywood. "John Gilmore is the quintessential L.A. noir writer..." Sydney Morning Herald.

June 1, 1926 - August 5, 1962

John Gilmore is the author of Inside Marilyn Monroe, an intimate memoir of his friendship with Marilyn from 1953 until her tragic death at age 36. For the past six years he has been an important speaker at the Marilyn Monroe Memorials, held annually on August 5th at Westwood Memorial Cemetery. Greg Schreiner, founder of the Marilyn Remembered fan club, has sponsored and conducted the Memorial services for almost two-dozen years, and Gilmore will again be speaking at the 2012 Memorial. The event promises the highest attendance to date, as well as its most important media coverage.

Other books by John Gilmore include Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia Murder , Inside Marilyn Monroe, Manson: the Unholy Trail of Charlie and the Family,  Laid Bare: A Memoir of Wrecked Lives & the Hollywood Death Trip, L.A. Despair: A Landscape of Crimes and Bad Times, Crazy Streak, Cold-Blooded, Hollywood Boulevard, and more.

Spotlight focuses on his first-hand experiences with celebrities including Lenny Bruce, Jayne Mansfield, Janis Joplin, Jean Seberg, James Dean, Ed Wood, Jr, Jack Kerouac, Brigitte Bardot, Hank Williams Sr., Jane Fonda, William Burroughs, Dennis  Hopper, Carlos Castaneda, Jim Morrison, Sal Mineo, Marilyn Monroe, Barbara Payton, Mamie Van Doren, Lisa Boyle, Sharon Tate, and Neva Shaw. High-profile slayers such as Charles Manson, the Los Angeles "Ice Blonde" Barbara Graham, hitchhike murderer Billy Cook ("the kid with one bad eye and HARD LUCK knuckles"), Eddie Nash and John Holmes are explored in depth in Gilmore's books (see Crime Scenes (Black Dahlia murder), (Wonderland) and interviews.

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John Gilmore's books are available at AMAZON and BARNES AND NOBLE