Geoffrey Gray (born February 19, 1979) is an American author, documentary producer, and journalist. He is a contributing editor at New York magazine.[1]
He published his first essay for The New York Times.[2] He worked there until moving to the Village Voice, where he investigated poverty pimps, and cases against the wrongfully accused.[3] In 2003, Gray began covering boxing for the New York Times, writing about underdogs in their industries, laborers and legends like Mike Tyson.[4] .[5] Two years later, Gray started work at the New York City Police Department headquarters, covering the crime beat for the New York Sun. In 2006, he became a staff writer and later contributing editor at New York magazine.
Gray is known for his eccentric choice of subjects, profiling a tour bus driver that also served as a Nigerian king, the world’s most daring fragrance expert, and the world’s most gored matador.[6][7][8] Gray’s interest in underdogs is a common theme in his works. In 2008, he produced and narrated a segment of the Showtime series This American Life, which featured a pair of troubled boxers in Tennessee.[9]
In 2011, Gray published his first book, Skyjack: The Hunt for D.B Cooper, based on the infamous D. B. Cooper case and on thousands of confidential case files. The book made The New York Times Best Seller list after the first week of publication. Gay Talese called the book "a delectable adventure from a talented new author."[15]
In 2013, Gray produced a feature film, Patrolman P, a documentary about a legendary and corrupt police detective in the 1970s. It premiered in New York City.[16][17]
^"Patrolman P: A Documentary Film By Ido Mizrahy". Retrieved April 19, 2018.
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geoffrey, gray, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, ta. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Geoffrey Gray news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message For the basketball player see Geoffrey Gray basketball For the British composer see Geoffrey Grey For other people with similar names see Jeff Gray disambiguation Geoffrey Gray born February 19 1979 is an American author documentary producer and journalist He is a contributing editor at New York magazine 1 Geoffrey GrayGray in 2015Born 1979 02 19 February 19 1979 age 45 Binghamton New York U S Occupation s Author producer journalistEmployerNew York magazine Contents 1 Biography and education 2 Work 3 Publications 4 References 5 External linksBiography and education editGray was born in Binghamton New York He attended Northfield Mount Hermon School and also studied in Alexandria Egypt In 1997 he enrolled at the University of Rochester and later dropped out to move to New York City and pursue a career in journalism citation needed Work editHe published his first essay for The New York Times 2 He worked there until moving to the Village Voice where he investigated poverty pimps and cases against the wrongfully accused 3 In 2003 Gray began covering boxing for the New York Times writing about underdogs in their industries laborers and legends like Mike Tyson 4 5 Two years later Gray started work at the New York City Police Department headquarters covering the crime beat for the New York Sun In 2006 he became a staff writer and later contributing editor at New York magazine Gray is known for his eccentric choice of subjects profiling a tour bus driver that also served as a Nigerian king the world s most daring fragrance expert and the world s most gored matador 6 7 8 Gray s interest in underdogs is a common theme in his works In 2008 he produced and narrated a segment of the Showtime series This American Life which featured a pair of troubled boxers in Tennessee 9 His work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine Sports Illustrated ESPN The Magazine and Departures 10 11 12 He has also been featured as an expert on Good Morning America NBC Today and CNN 13 14 Gray lives in New York City Gray is also the founder of True Ink an interactive magazine devoted to expertise and adventure Publications editIn 2011 Gray published his first book Skyjack The Hunt for D B Cooper based on the infamous D B Cooper case and on thousands of confidential case files The book made The New York Times Best Seller list after the first week of publication Gay Talese called the book a delectable adventure from a talented new author 15 In 2013 Gray produced a feature film Patrolman P a documentary about a legendary and corrupt police detective in the 1970s It premiered in New York City 16 17 References edit Geoffrey Gray Archive NYMag com Gray Geoffrey 2000 07 30 FIRST PERSON With Luck and Buckskins NYTimes Gray Geoffrey 2005 12 27 Jailhouse Salsa Village Voice Geoffrey Gray 2004 06 23 BOXING Tyson Looks in the Mirror And Sees a Troubled Man The New York Times Gray Geoffrey 2003 06 26 BOXING Heavyweight Dreams NYTimes Gray Geoffrey The Invisible Scent New York Gray Geoffrey 2011 05 09 The Dangerous Obsession Of Antonio Barrera Sports Illustrated Gray Geoffrey 2008 12 14 Reasons to Love NY Because Where Else Would a Tour Bus Driver Also Be a King New York Geoffrey Gray The Journeyman Archived from the original on November 24 2010 Gray Geoffrey 10 May 2004 BOXING Boxers Who Are Losers Promoters Who Love Them via NYTimes com SISTERS IN ARMS ESPN com 10 July 2012 Bountiful Bouillabaisse Departures VIDEO Brad Garrett and Geoffrey Gray discuss the 40 year old high jacking case ABC News go com TV com Countdown with Keith Olbermann Current TV Episode 32 TV com Talese Gay 2011 08 09 Geoffrey Gray Skyjack The Hunt For D B Cooper Reviews Once Upon A Crime Mystery Bookstore Archived from the original on 2014 10 25 Patrolman P 2013 at IMDb nbsp Patrolman P A Documentary Film By Ido Mizrahy Retrieved April 19 2018 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to Geoffrey Gray Gray s website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Geoffrey Gray amp oldid 1188036714, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
