- Jimmy Starr
Jimmy Starr (3 February 1904 –
August 13 ,1990 ) was an Americanscreenwriter andcolumnist .Starr worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood during the 1930s. From the 1940s he worked as a film writer and columnist, providing reviews and insights into the film world, and made occasional appearances in cameo roles in film. His novel "The Corpse Came C.O.D." was made into a 1947 film.
After retirement from the Hollywood scene, Starr moved to
Phoenix, Arizona , where he worked for many years as Director of Advertising and Public Relations for Ramada Inn, which was then headquartered in Phoenix. ["Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and Executives". 1975 edition. Volume 2: Directors and Executives. Standard & Poor's Corp., 1975.]He gifted many of his personal papers and photographs to
Arizona State University in the 1970s. [ [http://www.asu.edu/lib/speccoll/info/entries.html Arizona State University Library] .]References
Further reading
* "Jimmy Starr", "Contemporary Authors", Volume 132. Gale Research, 1991.
* "Jimmy Starr", "Biography Index", Volume 27. H. W. Wilson Co., 2002.External links
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