| Lawrence J. Quirk | |
| Birth Date: | September 9, 1923 |
| Birth Place: | Lynn, Massachusetts |
| Death Place: | Manhattan, New York City |
| Genre: | Biography |
| Partner: | William Schoell |
Lawrence J. Quirk (September 9, 1923 - October 17, 2014) was an American writer, Hollywood reporter and film historian.
Lawrence J. Quirk was born in 1923 at Lynn, Massachusetts.[1] He was the nephew of James R. Quirk, former editor and publisher of the now-defunct Photoplay magazine. He was an army sergeant in Korea, a reporter for the Hearst papers, and a film magazine editor and publisher. Quirk was a film critic, writer, and editor for many publications. Since the 1960s, he wrote more than 30 books primarily on movie stars in Hollywood. He used his knowledge and friendship with Hollywood actors and politicians such as the Kennedys to gain material for his books. Quirk also appeared on many radio and television programs, including Good Morning America, Good Morning, New York, and A Current Affair. He was profiled by Patricia Bosworth for the April 1998 Hollywood issue of Vanity Fair.
He lived in Manhattan until his death in October 2014 at the age of 91.[2]
The Road Well-Traveled (1999)
The Essential Biography (University Press of Kentucky, 2002) with William Schoell
The Man and the Politician (1968)
An Illustrated Biography (Crown; 1985)
The Actress and the Woman: An Illustrated Biography (Crown, 1986)
Her Films and Career (1986)
Behind the Scenes of a Wonderful Life (1997)
A Life, Updated Edition (Taylor Trade Publishing, 2009)