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Beverly Gray

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After completing my doctorate in Contemporary American Fiction at UCLA, I surprised everyone (including myself) by taking a job with B-movie maven Roger Corman. At the legendary New World Pictures, I edited scripts, wrote publicity material, cast voice actors, and tried my hand at production. One highlight was coming up with the twist ending to a cult classic, Death Race 2000. Later, as story editor at Corman’s Concorde-New Horizons Pictures, I oversaw the development of 170 low-budget features. I’ve written six produced screenplays, and played several cameo roles (in all of which I kept my clothes on).

Since leaving Corman’s employ, I have been active as a journalist, while also teaching screenwriting workshops through UCLA Extension. My f ...more

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	Roger Corman: Blood-Sucking Vampires, Flesh-Eating Cockroaches, and Driller Killers 3.66 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 2000 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The Limey”: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

I’ve been aware of TerenceStamp since 1962, when he played the title role in a film adaptation of aHerman Melville novella, Billy Budd. The part, Stamp’s first in anAmerican film, is that of a young 19th century sailor whose optimismand blond beauty have tragic consequences. For Stamp himself the consequenceswere excellent, including an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe award. But hecertainl

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“Don’t show the monster too much at the beginning.” —Roger Corman, 1997”
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“Faster and Furiouser: The Revised and Fattened Fable of American International Pictures”
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