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Michael Walker
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Michael Walker

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Michael Walker (Twitter: @mwwwalker) is a Los Angeles-based screenwriter, author and journalist. His first book, LAUREL CANYON: THE INSIDE STORY OF ROCK AND ROLL'S LEGENDARY NEIGHBORHOOD (Farrar Straus & Giroux), spent seven months on the Los Angeles Times Book Review nonfiction bestseller list, is in its 21st printing and continues to receive worldwide acclaim. Michael and Ken Cerniglia, dramaturg of the Tony-winning "Hadestown," are currently adapting the book for the musical theater; "Rock of Ages"'s Kristin Hanggi will direct. WHAT YOU WANT IS IN THE LIMO (Spiegel & Grau/Random House, 2013), was praised by Rolling Stone as “a reminder of why the world would eventually need punk rock.” Michael is an executive producer of the documentary series based on the book, in development with the Emmy- and Peabody-winning Ark Media, directed by Emmy winner John Maggio. DELTA LADY, Michael's collaboration Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Rita Coolidge, was published in April 2016 by HarperCollins. Michael is executive producer of his original screenplay "Papa Alpha Heavy," scheduled to begin filming in April 2022, produced by Meridian Pictures CEO Eric Paquette and directed by Gary Fleder. 20th Century Studios is developing his screenplay "Anything, Anywhere, Anytime," based on Michael's magazine feature about the world of cargo pilots. Michael's reporting and writing about pop culture have appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, International Herald Tribune, Rolling Stone, Men's Vogue, Esquire, GQ, Billboard, the Hollywood Reporter and many other national and international publications. He has worked as an editor at the New York Times and Los Angeles Times. REPRESENTATION Daniel Greenberg, Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency * 212-337-0934 Marc Von Arx, Nelson Davis LLP * 424-214-480
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    • Written by: Michael Walker
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    • Release Date: 18-05-06
    • Language: English
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