Graydon Carter

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Edward Graydon Carter (born 14 July 1949 in Toronto) is a Canadian-born American journalist and author. He is editor of "Vanity Fair". He also co-founded, with Kurt Andersen and Tom Phillips, the satirical monthly magazine "Spy" in 1986.

Carter began his career at "Time" as a writer-trainee where he met Andersen, and spent five years writing for the magazine in the topics of business, law, and entertainment before moving to "Life" in 1983. Carter was then editor at the "New York Observer" before being invited to "Vanity Fair" to take over from Tina Brown, who left for "The New Yorker". He has been the editor since July 1992, with successes during his tenure including winning ten National Magazine Awards.

Carter's "Vanity Fair" has been notable for combining high-profile celebrity cover stories with serious journalism. His often idiosyncratic personal style was the subject of a book by former "Vanity Fair" contributing editor Toby Young, "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People".

In addition to print journalism, Carter was a producer of "Chicago 10", a documentary which premiered on the opening night of the Sundance Film Festival in early 2007. He was also a producer of "Surfwise", which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2007, and "Gonzo", a biographical documentary of Hunter S. Thompson directed by Alex Gibney.

Mr. Carter was an executive producer of "9/11", the highly acclaimed film byJules and Gedeon Naudet about the World Trade Center attacks, which aired onCBS. Mr. Carter received an Emmy Award for "9/11", as well as a PeabodyAward. He also produced the acclaimed documentary The Kid Stays in thePicture, about the legendary Hollywood producer Robert Evans, whichpremiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival, screened at the 2002 CannesFilm Festival, and opened in theaters in July of that year.

Carter has identified himself as a libertarian: "I don't vote. I find both parties to be appalling and OK at the same time. I find it harder for anybody as they get older to feel 100 per cent strongly behind one party. There's lots more grey than when I was younger. I'm a libertarian." [Financial Times (FT.com) FT Weekend - The Front Line: Glad to be Gray. By Julia Cuthbertson, Financial Times, Jan 11, 2003.]

Carter currently resides in Manhattan, New York and Roxbury, Connecticut. He is an owner of Waverly Inn, a restaurant in New York City's West Village.

Bibliography

* "Vanity Fair's" Hollywood" - 2000 ISBN 0-670-89141-X (editor)
* "What We've Lost" - 2004 ISBN 0-374-28892-5
* "Tom Ford: Ten Years" 2004 ISBN 0-8478-2669-4 (with Tom Ford, Anna Wintour and Bridget Foley)
* "Oscar Night: 75 Years of Hollywood Parties" - 2004 - ISBN 1-4000-4248-8 (editor)

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External links

* [http://nymetro.com/nymetro/news/media/features/4165/ "Graydon Rides the Wave"]
* [http://vf.com/ VanityFair.com]