Michael Mallory (born 1955) is a writer on the subjects of animation and post-war pop culture, and the author of the books X-Men: The Characters and Their Universe, Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of HorrorThe Science Fiction Universe and Beyond, and Essential Horror Movies. As an animation and film historian he has written over 600 articles, frequently for Variety, the Los Angeles Times and Animation Magazine, and has been featured in documentaries and DVD extras about animation. He co-authored the memoirs of animation legend Iwao Takamoto, which were published in 2009 as Iwao Takamoto: My Life with a Thousand Characters. He has also written the script for the annual Annie Awards ceremony, the Oscars of the animation industry, since the mid-1990s.
Mallory was born in Port Huron, Michigan, and was raised in Pontiac, Michigan. As a teenager he appeared in summer stock plays with the Kenley Players and went on to receive a degree in Speech, with a theatre/broadcasting emphasis, from Drury College (now Drury University) in Springfield, Missouri. After a stint as a radio newscaster in Springfield he relocated to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. He made numerous appearances on the local stage and played bit roles in films such as Frances, Staying Alive and Eleanor: First Lady of the World (all 1982) and on television in Days of Our Lives, Santa Barbara and General Hospital, as well as a handful of commercials and industrial films. More recently he has appeared on Mad Men, Vegas, and Mob City, in which he played Abe "Greenie" Greenberg, whose murder propels the plot of the series, Angie Tribeca, and NCIS. In the late 1980s Mallory made writing his primary pursuit and for a while he served as a writer for Disneyland and other theme park venues. He scripted the large-format, 3-D attraction film Haunts of the Olde Country, which premiered at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1993 and played there for several years. His 2009 book Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror, a history of Universal horror film series, earned an honorable mention from the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards, and Marvel: The Expanding Universe Wall Chart took the Silver 2009 Book of the Year Award from ForeWord Reviews. He lives with his wife and son in Glendale, California.
Mystery writingEdit
Mallory also writes murder mysteries, often featuring "Amelia Watson",[1] the second (and previously unheralded) wife of Dr. Watson of Sherlock Holmes fame. Five volumes of Amelia Watson stories have appeared to date: the 2000 collection The Adventures of the Second Mrs. Watson, the 2004 novel Murder in the Bath, a second collection, The Exploits of the Second Mrs. Watson, published in 2008, a novel The Stratford Conspiracy, published in 2012, and a third collection, The Other Mrs. Watson, published in 2016 in England. A second series featuring Hollywood-based detective Dave Beauchamp began in 2013 with the novel Kill the Mother!. The most recent Dave Beauchamp adventure is Dig That Crazy Sphinx!, published in 2022. Mallory has written more than 150 short stories for adults and children, including a series of mysteries starring an eleven-year-old sleuth named "Scotty," which appeared periodically in the Los Angeles Times. He was the creator and co-editor (with Lisa Seidman and Rochelle Krich) of the mystery anthology Murder on Sunset Boulevard, which was published through the auspices of the Los Angeles chapter of the national organization, Sisters in Crime, and also co-edited (with Harley Jane Kozak and Nathan Walpow) its follow-up, LAndmarked for Murder. He was among the first recipients of a Derringer Award, winning in 1998 for Best Flash (short-short) Mystery Story, and his story "The Beast of Guangming Peak" was listed as a "Distinguished Mystery Story of 2004" in the book "The Best American Mystery Stories, 2005," edited by Joyce Carol Oates and Otto Penzler.[2] He has been listed in subsequent "Best American Mystery Stories" volumes, in 2014 and 2018. He has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize three times, for both fiction and nonfiction.
Horror writingEdit
Mallory has written horror stories for both young readers and adults. His novella Night Shocker was published in 1997 by Baronet Books as part of their "FrightTime" series, a string of books along the lines of the then-popular Goosebumps series. He contributed more short horror tales for kids for the "Chiller" page of the website MysteryNet.com. In 2012, he came out with his first horror novel for adults, The Mural, which is published by Borgo Press.
JournalismEdit
Mallory has written more than 600 magazine, newspaper, and online articles about film, animation, and pop culture, for publications such as The Los Angeles Times, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Animation Magazine, Mystery Scene, and scores of others.
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featured in documentaries and DVD extras about animation He co authored the memoirs of animation legend Iwao Takamoto which were published in 2009 as Iwao Takamoto My Life with a Thousand Characters He has also written the script for the annual Annie Awards ceremony the Oscars of the animation industry since the mid 1990s Michael Mallory in 2012 Contents 1 Life 2 Mystery writing 3 Horror writing 4 Journalism 5 Selected bibliography 5 1 Novels 5 2 Collections 5 3 Nonfiction 5 4 As editor 5 5 Short stories 6 See also 7 ReferencesLife EditMallory was born in Port Huron Michigan and was raised in Pontiac Michigan As a teenager he appeared in summer stock plays with the Kenley Players and went on to receive a degree in Speech with a theatre broadcasting emphasis from Drury College now Drury University in Springfield Missouri After a stint as a radio newscaster in Springfield he relocated to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career He made numerous appearances on the local stage and played bit roles in films such as Frances Staying Alive and Eleanor First Lady of the World all 1982 and on television in Days of Our Lives Santa Barbara and General Hospital as well as a handful of commercials and industrial films More recently he has appeared on Mad Men Vegas and Mob City in which he played Abe Greenie Greenberg whose murder propels the plot of the series Angie Tribeca and NCIS In the late 1980s Mallory made writing his primary pursuit and for a while he served as a writer for Disneyland and other theme park venues He scripted the large format 3 D attraction film Haunts of the Olde Country which premiered at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg Virginia in 1993 and played there for several years His 2009 book Universal Studios Monsters A Legacy of Horror a history of Universal horror film series earned an honorable mention from the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards and Marvel The Expanding Universe Wall Chart took the Silver 2009 Book of the Year Award from ForeWord Reviews He lives with his wife and son in Glendale California Mystery writing EditMallory also writes murder mysteries often featuring Amelia Watson 1 the second and previously unheralded wife of Dr Watson of Sherlock Holmes fame Five volumes of Amelia Watson stories have appeared to date the 2000 collection The Adventures of the Second Mrs Watson the 2004 novel Murder in the Bath a second collection The Exploits of the Second Mrs Watson published in 2008 a novel The Stratford Conspiracy published in 2012 and a third collection The Other Mrs Watson published in 2016 in England A second series featuring Hollywood based detective Dave Beauchamp began in 2013 with the novel Kill the Mother The most recent Dave Beauchamp adventure is Dig That Crazy Sphinx published in 2022 Mallory has written more than 150 short stories for adults and children including a series of mysteries starring an eleven year old sleuth named Scotty which appeared periodically in the Los Angeles Times He was the creator and co editor with Lisa Seidman and Rochelle Krich of the mystery anthology Murder on Sunset Boulevard which was published through the auspices of the Los Angeles chapter of the national organization Sisters in Crime and also co edited with Harley Jane Kozak and Nathan Walpow its follow up LAndmarked for Murder He was among the first recipients of a Derringer Award winning in 1998 for Best Flash short short Mystery Story and his story The Beast of Guangming Peak was listed as a Distinguished Mystery Story of 2004 in the book The Best American Mystery Stories 2005 edited by Joyce Carol Oates and Otto Penzler 2 He has been listed in subsequent Best American Mystery Stories volumes in 2014 and 2018 He has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize three times for both fiction and nonfiction Horror writing EditMallory has written horror stories for both young readers and adults His novella Night Shocker was published in 1997 by Baronet Books as part of their FrightTime series a string of books along the lines of the then popular Goosebumps series He contributed more short horror tales for kids for the Chiller page of the website MysteryNet com In 2012 he came out with his first horror novel for adults The Mural which is published by Borgo Press Journalism EditMallory has written more than 600 magazine newspaper and online articles about film animation and pop culture for publications such as The Los Angeles Times Variety The Hollywood Reporter Animation Magazine Mystery Scene and scores of others Selected bibliography EditNovels Edit Dig That Crazy Sphinx Ebenezer Scrooge and the Battle for Christmas Bada Bing Bada Tomb Death Walks Skid Row Dead and In Person Eats to Die For Kill the Mother The Mural The Stratford Conspiracy Murder in the BathCollections Edit The Other Mrs Watson The Exploits of the Second Mrs Watson The Adventures of the Second Mrs WatsonNonfiction Edit Hanna Barbera Cartoons Marvel The Characters and Their Universe 3 X Men The Characters and Their Universe Marvel The Expanding Universe Wall Chart Universal Studios Monsters A Legacy of Horror 4 Iwao Takamoto My Life with a Thousand Characters co writer The Science Fiction Universe and Beyond Essential Horror Movies 5 The Art of Krampus The Vampire Diaries Unlocking the Secrets of Mystic Falls Marvel s Black WidowAs editor Edit LAndmarked for Murder anthology Murder on Sunset Boulevard anthology Short stories Edit The Sacred White Elephant of Mandalay 2010 published in Sherlock Holmes The American Years 6 7 See also Edit nbsp Novels portalThe JetsonsReferences Edit FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS michaelmallory com Archived from the original on 14 July 2011 Retrieved 20 November 2010 The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction Robinson 2002 p 709 ISBN 9781841192871 Retrieved 10 November 2015 Weiner Robert 2008 Captain America and the Struggle of the Superhero Critical Essays McFarland p 176 ISBN 9780786453405 Retrieved 10 November 2015 Review Why we ll always love the Universal Studios Monsters Blastr Retrieved 10 November 2015 Pond Neil The Parade Preview What to Watch Rent or Buy Oct 19 25 Parade Retrieved 10 November 2015 Sherlock Holmes The American Years review Publishers Weekly Retrieved 10 November 2015 Sherlock Holmes The American Years review Booklist Retrieved 10 November 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Mallory amp oldid 1102246887, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
