Lolis Eric Elie Explained

Lolis Eric Elie
Birth Date:1963 4, mf=yes
Birth Place:New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Occupation:Writer, filmmaker
Notable Works:, Treme (TV Series), Hell on Wheels
Education:Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (B.S., Finance and Economics, 1985), Columbia University School of Journalism (M.S, 1986), University of Virginia (MFA, Creative Writing, 1991)

Lolis Eric Elie (born April 10, 1963) is an American writer, journalist, documentary filmmaker, and food historian best known for his work as story editor of the HBO drama Treme and story editor of AMC's Hell on Wheels.

Early life and education

Elie was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the son of Lolis Edward Elie, a civil rights attorney[1] [2] and Dr. Gerri Elie, a school principal and university professor. He has an older sister, Migel Elizabeth Elie.[3]

Elie is an alumnus of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) and a 1981 graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School.[4] He went on to attend the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where he graduated in 1985 with a B.S. in Finance and Economics. In 1986 he received his M.S. from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, later becoming Alumnus of the Year in 2012.[5] After graduating from Columbia University, Elie went on to receive an MFA in creative writing from University of Virginia.[6]

Career

Elie began his career as a business reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He then went on to become the road manager for jazz musician Wynton Marsalis. In 1995 he became a columnist and reporter for the New Orleans Times-Picayune. During this time he wrote several books, including Smokestack Lightning: Adventures in the Heart of Barbecue Country, a book that gained a cult-like following among food enthusiasts.[7] Elie also wrote and produced the award-winning documentary (2008), which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival,[8] was a winner at the 2008 San Francisco International Film Festival, and which made its TV debut on PBS in 2009.[9]

After leaving the Times Picayune in 2009, Elie became the story editor for HBO's Treme.[10] He wrote the episodes "I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say", "Shame, Shame, Shame" and "Santa Claus, Do You Ever Get the Blues?" for which he won an NAACP Award.[11] [12] In 2013, Elie moved to Los Angeles where he became the executive story editor for AMC's Hell on Wheels.[13] His work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Saveur,[14] Gourmet, Bon Appétit, and Smithsonian magazine[15] and he has been featured on NPR,[16] CBS News,[17] and 60 Minutes.[18] His work is included in Best African American Essays[19] and Best Food Writing: 2008. He is also a contributing editor to the Oxford American.[20]

Elie has been featured several times on Travel Channel's No Reservations[21] [22] and The Layover, both hosted by Anthony Bourdain.[23]

Elie is one of the founders of the Southern Foodways Alliance.[24] On July 23, 2013, his book Treme: Stories and Recipes from the Heart of New Orleans was released. Saveur named the book as one of the Best July Food Books.[25]

Works

Television and film

Books

Short fiction and essays

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Amalia . Moorissey . Island Visitor Spent His Life in the Civil Rights Movement . St. Croix Source . January 17, 2010 . August 11, 2013.
  2. Web site: Life of Lolis Elie . Cat.xula.edu . 2013-08-05 . Gabrielle Turner.
  3. Book: Laborde, Errol . 2013 . Mardi Gras: Chronicles of the New Orleans Carnival . Gretna, LA . Pelican Publishing Company . 195 . 978-1-4556-1764-7.
  4. Web site: Digital Yearbooks . . www.bfhsla.org . Benjamin Franklin High School . 2017-08-11.
  5. Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Four prominent graduates to receive 2012 Alumni Award . Columbia University . 2011-11-22 . 2013-08-05 . https://archive.today/20130805210958/http://www.journalism.columbia.edu/news/583 . August 5, 2013 . dead.
  6. New Orleans Magazine Interview with Lolis Eric Elie http://www.myneworleans.com/New-Orleans-Magazine/September-2013/Q-A-with-Lolis-Eric-Elie/
  7. Web site: BBQ&A: Lolis Eric Elie, Writer and Filmmaker . BBQ Jew . 2010-03-17 . 2013-08-05.
  8. Tribeca Film Festival World Premiere http://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/archive/512cfcc61c7d76e046002143-faubourg-treme-the-untold
  9. The Untold Story of Black New Orleans https://www.pbs.org/programs/faubourg-treme/
  10. Web site: Lolis Eric Elie on U Look Hungry Radio . Ulookhungry.tumblr.com . 2012-06-28 . 2013-08-05.
  11. Web site: Previous Winners - The 44th NAACP Image Awards Show . Naacpimageawards.net . 2013-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130529095851/http://www.naacpimageawards.net/inside-the-show/previous-winners/ . May 29, 2013 . dead.
  12. Web site: Former Times-Picayune columnist Lolis Eric Elie wins award, and other Jazz and Razz . NOLA Media Group . 2012-02-28 . 2013-08-05.
  13. News: NFL Network . 'Treme' writer Lolis Eric Elie lands job on AMC's 'Hell on Wheels' . NOLA.com . 2013-08-05.
  14. Web site: Lolis Elie . New Orleans . Saveur.com . 2013-04-03 . 2013-08-05.
  15. Web site: Best. Gumbo. Ever. . Lolis Elie . Smithsonianmag.com . 2013-08-05.
  16. Web site: Tell Me More . HBO Series Focuses On Post-Katrina New Orleans . NPR . 2010-05-03 . 2013-08-05.
  17. Web site: 10 Questions: Life After Katrina . Katie . Couric . CBS News . 2007-08-28 . 2013-08-05.
  18. Web site: GDave Walker . CBS' '60 Minutes' reports on changes at The Times-Picayune . NOLA.com . 2013-01-06 . 2013-08-05 . The Times-Picayune.
  19. Book: Best African American Essays 2010 . 9780553806922 . Early . Gerald . Kennedy . Randall . 2009-12-29.
  20. Web site: Elie . Lolis . ISSUE 64: America's Greatest Hits : Oxford American - The Southern Magazine of Good Writing . Oxford American . 2009-06-11 . 2013-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014080405/http://www.oxfordamerican.org/articles/2009/jun/11/americas-greatest-hits/ . October 14, 2013 . dead.
  21. Treme with Lolis Elie . 2013-08-05 . Anthony Bourdain, Lolis Elie . The Travel Channel . video.
  22. Anthony Bourdain, Lolis Elie . Legendary fried chicken . Travelchannel.com . 2013-08-05 . The Travel Channel . video.
  23. Calling New Orleans Home . The Layover With Anthony Bourdain . Travel Channel . 2013-08-05.
  24. Meet Lolis Eric Elie of Southern Foodways Alliance . Southern Living . 2013-01-13 . 2013-08-05.
  25. Web site: Books Worth Buying: July 2013 . Saveur.com . 2013-07-24 . 2013-08-05.
  26. Book: Elie, Lolis Eric . . 1996 . Smokestack Lightning: Adventures in the Heart of Barbecue Country . registration . 1st . New York . Farrar, Straus and Giroux . 9780374266462 . 94-40211 . 31433928.
  27. Book: Elie, Lolis Eric . . 2005 . Smokestack Lightning: Adventures in the Heart of Barbecue Country . Berkeley, California . Ten Speed Press . 9781580086608 . 2005-283088 . 60384622.
  28. Book: Elie . Lolis Eric . 2004 . Cornbread Nation 2: The United States of Barbecue . registration . Chapel Hill . University of North Carolina Press . 9780807855560 . 2004-13682 . 55633637.
  29. Book: Elie, Lolis Eric . 2013 . Treme: Stories and Recipes from the Heart of New Orleans . San Francisco, California . Chronicle Books . 9781452109695 . 2012-44421 . 817582232.
  30. Book: Scott . Rodney . Rodney Scott (pitmaster) . Elie . Lolis Eric . 2021 . Rodney Scott's World of BBQ: Every Day is a Good Day . New York . Clarkson Potter . First . 9781984826930 . 2020-946687 . 1240709186.
  31. Book: Garrett . George . George Garrett (poet) . Ruffin . Paul . Silent Spaces . https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780872498631/page/136 . 1993 . That's What I Like (About the South), and Other New Southern Stories for the Nineties . registration . Columbia, South Carolina . University of South Carolina Press . 136–140 . 9780872498631 . 92-43168 . 27068387.
  32. Book: Egerton . John . John Egerton (journalist) . Leah Chase . https://archive.org/details/cornbreadnation10000unse/page/9 . 2002 . Cornbread Nation 1: The Best of Southern Food Writing . Chapel Hill, North Carolina . registration . University of North Carolina Press . 9–13 . 9780807854198 . 2002-6417 . 49743375.
  33. Book: Hughes . Holly . A Letter from New Orleans . https://archive.org/details/bestfoodwriting200holl_1/page/326 . 2006 . Best Food Writing 2006 . New York . Marlowe and Company . 326–330 . 9781569242872 . 71783584.
  34. Book: Bloemink . Barbara J. . Barbara Bloemink . Cameron . Dan . Dan Cameron . Elie . Lolis Eric . Tancons . Claire . Claire Tancons . 2008 . Prospect. 1 New Orleans: November 1, 2008 – January 18, 2009 . 1st . Brooklyn, New York . Picturebox . 9780981562292 . 886394454.
  35. Book: Rosenthal, John . 2009 . Then … Absence: Losing the Lower 9th Ward . New Orleans, Louisiana . New Orleans African-American Museum . 664732210.
  36. Book: Solnit . Rebecca . Rebecca Solnit . Snedeker . Rebecca . 2013 . Unfathomable City: A New Orleans Atlas . Berkeley, California . University of California Press . 9780520274037 . 2013-14799 . 1264964081.
  37. Book: Rosenthal, John . 2014 . After: the Silence of the Lower 9th Ward . Asheville, North Carolina . Safe Harbor Books . 9780979822674 . 2014-944058 . 953032362.

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