Julia Cameron

Infobox Person
name = Julia Cameron


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birth_date = birth date and age|1948|3|4
birth_place = Libertyville, Illinois, U.S.
residence = New York City, New York, U.S.
nationality = American
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known_for = "The Artist's Way"
education = Georgetown University,
Fordham
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occupation = Teacher,
Author,
Filmmaker,
Playwright,
Journalist
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spouse = Martin Scorsese,
Mark Bryan
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children = Domenica Cameron-Scorsese
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website = [http://www.theartistsway.com/ The Artist's Way]
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:"For the influential 19th century British photographer, see Julia Margaret Cameron"

Julia Cameron (born 4 March, 1948 in Illinois) is an American teacher, author, artist, poet, playwright, novelist, filmmaker, composer, and journalist. She is perhaps most famous for her book "The Artist's Way" (1992). She also has written many other non-fiction works, short stories, and essays as well as novels, plays, musicals, and screenplays.

Biography

Cameron was raised Catholic. She started college at Georgetown University, then transferred to Fordham. She started her journalism career at the Washington Post, then moved on to Rolling Stone.cite web
url=http://www.theartistsway.com/?section=1&sub=1
title=A Biography of Julia Cameron
accessdate=2008-07-09]

She met Martin Scorsese at Rolling Stone. They married in 1975 and later divorced; Cameron was Scorsese's second wife. They have one daughter, Domenica Cameron-Scorsese, born in 1976. Cameron and Scorsese collaborated on three films. Cameron's film, "God's Will", is based on the Cameron-Scorsese marriage and divorce, portraying a divorced, self-centered show business couple who die unexpectedly and end up fighting in heaven over what will happen to their daughter. [cite book
url=http://www.adherents.com/people/pc/Julia_Cameron.html
author=Keyser, Les
title=Twayne's Filmmakers Series: Martin Scorsese
publisher=Twayne Publishers: New York
year=1998
pages=188
id=ISBN 0805793216]

A review of Cameron's memoir "Floor Samples" states: Cameron "reveals the dark side of her privileged life: her descent into alcoholic blackouts and drug-induced paranoia as well as descriptions of her bouts with psychosis."cite web
url=http://www.amazon.com/Floor-Sample-Julia-Cameron/dp/1585424943
author=Booklist
title=Review of "Floor Samples"
accessdate=2007-09-14] In 1978, reaching a point in her life when writing and drinking could no longer coexist, [cite web
url=http://www.bookpage.com/0605bp/julia_cameron.html
title=How the artist found her way, INTERVIEW BY JAY MACDONALD, Julia Cameron's path from rock bottom to creative success
accessdate=2007-09-14] Cameron stopped the drugs and alcohol, and started a daily writing quota that propelled her to fame. She states creativity is an authentic spiritual path.

Cameron is also a teacher, having taught at The Smithsonian, Esalen, the [http://eomega.org/ Omega Institute] , and the [http://www.opencenter.org New York Open Center] . At Northwestern University, she was writer in residence for film. She is currently teaching a class at the New York Open Center, [ [http://www.opencenter.org New York Open Center] ] 'The Right to Write,' named and modeled after one of her bestselling books, which reveals the importance of writing.

Cameron has lived in Los Angeles, Chicago, Taos, and Washington D.C., but now lives in New York City.

Bibliography

Nonfiction

* "The Writing Diet: Write yourself Right-Size" (Tarcher, 2007; ISBN 1585425710 )
* "Floor Sample" (Tarcher, 2006; ISBN 1-58542-494-3), a memoir
* "How to Avoid Making Art " (2006; ISBN 1-58542-438-2), illustrated by Elizabeth Cameron
* "The Sound of Paper" (Tarcher, 2004; Hardcover ISBN 1-58542-288-6)
* "Supplies: A Troubleshooting Guide for Creative Difficulties" (Tarcher, 2003; Rev&Updtd edition ISBN 1-58542-212-6)
* "Walking in this World" (Tarcher, 2003; Reprint edition ISBN 1-58542-261-4)
* "The Artist's Way, 10th Annv edition" (Tarcher, 2002; ISBN 1-58542-146-4)
* "Inspirations: Meditations from The Artist's Way" (Tarcher, 2001;ISBN 1-58542-102-2)
* "God is Dog Spelled Backwards" (Tarcher, 2000; ISBN 158542062X)
* "God is No Laughing Matter" (Tarcher, 2000; ISBN 1585420654}
* "Supplies: A Pilot's Manual for Creative Flight" (2000)
* "The Artist's Date Book" (Tarcher, 1999; ISBN 0874776538 ), illustrated by Elizabeth Cameron Evans
* "Money Drunk Money Sober" (Ballantine Wellspring, 1999; ISBN 0345432657)
* "The Writing Life" (Sounds True, 1999; ISBN 1564557251)
* "Transitions" (Tarcher, 1999; ISBN 0-87477-995-2)
* "The Artist's Way at Work" (Pan, 1998; ISBN 0330373196)
* "Blessings" (Tarcher, 1998; ISBN 0-87477-906-5)
* "The Right to Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life" (Tarcher, 1998; ISBN 1-58542-009-3)
* "Heart Steps" (Tarcher, 1997; ISBN 0-87477-899-9)
* "The Vein of Gold" (1997; ISBN 0-87477-836-0)
* "The Artist's Way Morning Pages Journal" (Tarcher, 1995; ISBN 0-87477-886-7)
* "The Money Drunk" (1993)
* "The Artist's Way" (1992)

Fiction

* "Popcorn: Hollywood Stories" (Really Great Books, 2000; ISBN 1-893329-12-7)
* "The Dark Room" (Carroll & Graf Pub,1998; ISBN 0-7867-0564-7)

Musicals

* "Avalon"
* "Magellan"
* "The Medium at Large"

Plays

* "Four Roses"
* "Public Lives"
* "The Animal in the Trees"
* "The Medium at Large", A Musical Ghost Comedy, coauthored with Emma Lively, premieres October 17, 2008 [ [https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/performance.html;jsessionid=CCB06DFB53466F66903FB570AE21D50D?method=showPerformance&reset=user&perfId=561521&code= Village Players Theatre, Oak Park, IL] ] [ [http://www.theartistsway.com/ The Artist's Way] ]

Poetry

* "This Earth" (Sounds True, 1997; ISBN 1564555496)
* "Prayers for the little ones" (Renaissance Books, 1999; ISBN 1580630480)
* "Prayers to the nature spirits" (Renaissance Books, 1999; ISBN 1580630472
* "The Quiet Animal"

Film

* "God's Will"

References

External links

* [http://www.theartistsway.com/ The Artist's Way] , Julia Cameron's official web site
* [http://www.artistswayatwork.com/ Artist's Way At Work] web site, by Mark Bryan

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NAME= Cameron, Julia
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SHORT DESCRIPTION= American writer
DATE OF BIRTH= March 4, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH= Libertyville, Illinois, United States
DATE OF DEATH=
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