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Do You Really Know Me?
It is well known legendary actor James Dean died in a car crash just as his career was taking off. Yet what many do not realize is there is a much forgotten and lesser known actor named James Douglas who left Hollywood after a similar crash and lives the life of an average old man in rural Georgia. Yet there are those who believe he is a much alive James Dean still in hiding after all these years, including a private investigator who plans to track him down at a local James Dean film festival being held within the area in hopes there might be some answers.
15 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 30, 2012
About the author
Justin L. Murphy
39 books9 followersBorn November 26, 1985 in Dothan, Alabama.
Whether it be Fiction or Non-Fiction, Justin Murphy has always tried to explore many themes in his work. One is probing into the darkness of pure evil with The Original Night Stalker: Portrait of A Killer, a fictional story based on a real life murderer. After the killer was caught, he wrote Joseph James DeAngelo: His Reign of Terror Is Over. Starting from the killer’s troubled childhood to the terrible burglaries, rapes, and murder he committed. The latter is more centered on the true facts of the case.
He also enjoys exploring obscure figures often forgotten in entertainment. Such as with his most recent success Gene L. Coon: The Unsung Hero of Star Trek. It profiles the ex-Marine, pharmacist, and journalist who did the actual heavy lifting on The Original Series. And built the universe around Gene Roddenberry’s initial concepts. The author spent several months researching in newspaper archives and Star Trek related publications to uncover the life of this little-known figure. Within a month, this book has surpassed most of his catalog and continues growing. It is also his longest book in five years and is giving him a resurgence on Kindle.
This has been followed up with Leslie Stevens: The Unsung Hero of Battlestar Galactica. A former Broadway playwright and film director who shepherded the sci-fi classic during its early development as a seven hour miniseries. Despite Glen A. Larson’s it was based a concept called Adam’s Ark he developed a decade earlier. Larson and Stevens earlier worked with Gene L. Coon on such series as It Takes A Thief, The Name of The Game, and The Virginian. Gene Roddenberry also visited the set of Stevens’ earlier drama The Outer Limits. Emulating this approach for producing Star Trek.
He resides in Orlando, Florida with his younger brother and other family members. And has also taken up Photography in the last couple years.
Whether it be Fiction or Non-Fiction, Justin Murphy has always tried to explore many themes in his work. One is probing into the darkness of pure evil with The Original Night Stalker: Portrait of A Killer, a fictional story based on a real life murderer. After the killer was caught, he wrote Joseph James DeAngelo: His Reign of Terror Is Over. Starting from the killer’s troubled childhood to the terrible burglaries, rapes, and murder he committed. The latter is more centered on the true facts of the case.
He also enjoys exploring obscure figures often forgotten in entertainment. Such as with his most recent success Gene L. Coon: The Unsung Hero of Star Trek. It profiles the ex-Marine, pharmacist, and journalist who did the actual heavy lifting on The Original Series. And built the universe around Gene Roddenberry’s initial concepts. The author spent several months researching in newspaper archives and Star Trek related publications to uncover the life of this little-known figure. Within a month, this book has surpassed most of his catalog and continues growing. It is also his longest book in five years and is giving him a resurgence on Kindle.
This has been followed up with Leslie Stevens: The Unsung Hero of Battlestar Galactica. A former Broadway playwright and film director who shepherded the sci-fi classic during its early development as a seven hour miniseries. Despite Glen A. Larson’s it was based a concept called Adam’s Ark he developed a decade earlier. Larson and Stevens earlier worked with Gene L. Coon on such series as It Takes A Thief, The Name of The Game, and The Virginian. Gene Roddenberry also visited the set of Stevens’ earlier drama The Outer Limits. Emulating this approach for producing Star Trek.
He resides in Orlando, Florida with his younger brother and other family members. And has also taken up Photography in the last couple years.
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