Dwayne Epstein is the author of the New York Times bestseller Lee Marvin: Point Blank and other acclaimed biographies. Prior to writing biographies, Epstein contributed articles to Filmfax Magazine, Cahiers Du Cinema's "Serious Pleasures," and film reviews for Hearst Community Newspapers. Epstein was born in New York's Coney Island and moved west with his family at age eight, spending the rest of his childhood in Cerritos, California. Epstein currently resides in Long Beach, California. When he is not writing, he enjoys watching and reading about movies and collecting soundtracks. His new novel, Killin' Generals: The Making of the Dirty Dozen, the Most Iconic WW II Movie of All Time, is now available.
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