Robert Matzen | Author of popular books about Hollywood history

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Web Name: Robert Matzen | Author of popular books about Hollywood history

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Reinventing the HollywoodBiography Photo by Annie Whitehead/Harvesting Light Photography.Robert Matzen takes a different approach to the traditional Hollywood biography, in part using storytelling skills honed as a feature documentary filmmaker. He also makes a commitment to get in the middle of the action and experience the subjects of his books.In preparation for his bestseller Fireball: Carole Lombard and the Mystery of Flight 3, Matzen climbed one of the most dangerous mountains in the United States, Mt. Potosi, Nevada, to retrace the steps rescuers took to reach TWA Flight 3 that had crashed near the mountain peak. Fireball surprised reviewers with its unusual take on the final days of screwball actress Carole Lombard and also its focus on others on the plane and their would-be rescuers.For his next book, Mission: Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe, Robert took to the air in the cockpits of B-17 and B-24 World War II heavy bombers to get a glimpse of life in the air as experienced by the fliers of the Eighth Air Force. Mission reveals bomber pilot Stewart as a real-life action hero through 20 often-intense B-24 combat missions. Upon his return home, Jimmy Stewart went into production of the beloved It s a Wonderful Life while still suffering the effects of what we now know as PTSD. Matzen s media tour raised awareness about the issue, which became a focus of many interviews, with Glenn Beck and others.Climbing Mt. Potosi in 2012.Robert s latest book, Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II, takes audiences to a place Audrey never dreamed they would go: inside the wartime life of a ballerina in Arnhem under Nazi occupation. This time Robert traced Audrey s footsteps in the Netherlands and dug deep into research archives in The Hague. With a pro-Nazi mother at war s outset, and a father imprisoned for his fascist beliefs, Audrey Hepburn experienced war close-up. Matzen learned that she served as a doctor s volunteer aide and as a runner for the Dutch Resistance. New interviews, research in top secret archives, and an alliance with Audrey s son Luca Dotti led Robert on a fascinating voyage of discovery into experiences Audrey felt she needed to keep secret her whole life. His 2019 Dutch Girl book tour is now in progress.To learn more about the reinvented Hollywood biography, explore Robert s books and follow his blog on this website.Robert s Matzen s works are published by GoodKnight Books, a boutique publisher of high quality titles about Hollywood s Golden Era.After a research flight in the B-17 Memphis Belle in 2015.ColumnistRobert has written feature articles and movie retrospectives and reviews for a variety of publications. His national bylines include excerpts of Dutch Girl at TIME.com, commentary on the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 on FoxNews.com, and an essay about Jimmy Stewart, PTSD, and the making of It s a Wonderful Life in the Wall Street Journal.Media InterviewsBelow are samples of the 100-plus interviews Matzen conducted with the media about his books Dutch Girl, Mission, and Fireball.The Story with Martha McCallum feature interview on FOX NEWS April 25, 2019DVD Classic Corner with Dick Dinman feature interview for TCM.com airing June 2019 (Dutch Girl)DVD Classic Corner with Dick Dinman feature interview for TCM.com January 3, 2017 (Mission)UpcomingDiscs.com podcast Dec. 19, 2016 (Mission)Tulsa World newspaper feature Dec. 19, 2016 (Mission)Glenn Beck Radio Program Dec. 15, 2016 (Mission)Chicago Tribune newspaper feature Dec. 2, 2016 (Mission)UpcomingDiscs.com podcast Feb. 22, 2017 (Fireball)KNPR Las Vegas feature interview Jan. 23, 2017 (Fireball)Share this:TwitterFacebook

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Robert Matzen takes a different approach to the traditional Hollywood biography, in part using storytelling skills honed as a feature documentary filmmaker. He also makes a commitment to get in the middle of the action and experience the subjects of his books. In preparation for his bestseller Fireball: Carole Lombard and the Mystery of Flight 3,…

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