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Joseph Egan

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New York, The United States

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http://www.josephmartinegan.com/

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Biography, Memoir, Humor and Comedy

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August 2019

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Joseph Egan is something of a renaissance figure. Soon after earning a degree in film and theatre, for a number of years he wrote for and edited a weekly entertainment newspaper. In addition, he is the editor of a privately printed anthology, has edited several college literary magazines, worked as a freelance editor, and prides himself on being a top-notch professional researcher. Mr. Egan has also worked in motion picture promotion, has had several film scripts optioned, and served as a judge at an international independent film festival where he had a conceptual work on display. As a conceptual artist, he has presented installations in New York City as well as in the Midwest.

Egan’s first commercially published book was The Purple diaries

Joseph Egan is something of a renaissance figure. Soon after earning a degree in film and theatre, for a number of years he wrote for and edited a weekly entertainment newspaper. In addition, he is the editor of a privately printed anthology, has edited several college literary magazines, worked as a freelance editor, and prides himself on being a top-notch professional researcher. Mr. Egan has also worked in motion picture promotion, has had several film scripts optioned, and served as a judge at an international independent film festival where he had a conceptual work on display. As a conceptual artist, he has presented installations in New York City as well as in the Midwest.

Egan’s first commercially published book was The Purple diaries, the story of the Mary Astor Custody Trial. Definitive on its subject, several publications named The Purple Diaries one of the ten best film books of the year. After "The Purple Diaries—a very serious study of the private shenanigans of movie stars during Hollywood’s golden age—Egan wanted to write something humorous while still being serious and The Terrible Teens is the result. The Terrible Teens is funny, thoughtful and at times a poignant look at the trials and tribulations of raising a teen; specifically Mr. Egan’s youngest step-daughter. It is also a highly personal book that tells its story in a unique and innovative manner.

In addition Mr. Egan is an expert on a wide range of subjects, including the motion pictures Heaven’s Gate, The Magnificent Amberson, Citizen Kane and Gone With The Wind as well as producer David O. Selznick, New York’s Central Park, inventor Nikola Tesla, the German armaments industry during WWII and of course, Mary Astor. Mr. Egan and his wife live on the side of a mountain in Dutchess County, New York, where the events in The Terrible Teens took place. Now, with their children gone, Mr. Egan and his wife’s their daily visitors are restricted to white-tailed deer, wild turkeys, chipmunks, rabbits, skunks, raccoons, and a rather reclusive family of possums they manage to catch a glimpse of once or twice a year.
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	The Purple Diaries: Mary Astor and the Most Sensational Hollywood Scandal of the 1930s 3.77 avg rating — 1,325 ratings — published 2016 — 7 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
	The Terrible Teens: Or Thank God For valium--A Real Life Comedy-Drama About Raising A Teenager it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2019 — 2 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