Al Weisel




Al Weisel (July 18, 1963 – February 27, 2010) was a freelance writer who lived in New York City.[1]


Weisel wrote for various publications such as Rolling Stone,[2]The Washington Post, New York Newsday, and Us Magazine.[3] He also wrote for Premiere, Spin, Tracks, George, Travel & Leisure, Out, Time Out New York, and the Bulletin (Australia). From 1999 to 2002 he was the Movies Editor at CDNow where he launched the video/DVD section.


In October 2005, he published Live Fast, Die Young: The Wild Ride of Making Rebel Without a Cause (.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}ISBN 0-7432-9618-4), a book he co-authored with Larry Frascella,[4] which explores the making of the film Rebel Without a Cause and in particular the relationships between director Nicholas Ray and leading actors James Dean[5] and Natalie Wood.[3] He authored a satirical political blog under the pseudonym Jon Swift. There he wrote: "I am a reasonable conservative who likes to write about politics and culture. Since the media is biased I get all my news from Fox News, Rush Limbaugh and Jay Leno monologues."[6]



References





  1. ^ Archibold, Randal C. (2000-10-30). "G.O.P. Ends Calls Linking Some Clinton Donors to Terrorism". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-04-22.


  2. ^ "Natalie Merchant Steps Back From Rock's Cutting Edge". The New York Times. 1995-07-23. Retrieved 2008-04-22.


  3. ^ ab "Rebel Reflections". FilmStew. 2005-10-05. Retrieved 2008-04-22.


  4. ^ Zacharek, Stephanie (2006-01-08). "'Live Fast, Die Young,' by Lawrence Frascella and Al Weisel". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-04-22.; Al Weisel and Larry Frascella, Live Fast, Die Young: The Wild Ride of Making Rebel Without a Cause (Touchstone, 2005),
    ISBN 0-7432-9618-4



  5. ^ "New and noteworthy paperbacks". The Roanoke Times. 2008-04-22. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2008-04-22.


  6. ^ Blogspot: Jon Swift, accessed January 5, 2011












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