- Ellis Amburn
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name = Ellis Edward Amburn
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birthdate = Birth date and age|1933|8|2|mf=y
birthplace = Jack County,Texas ,United States
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occupation =biographer andbook editor
nationality = American
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website =Ellis Edward Amburn (born
August 2 ,1933 in Jack County,Texas ) is an American book editor andbiographer .A 1954 graduate of
Texas Christian University , Ellis Amburn worked as a reporter for "Newsweek " before going into the book publishing industry where he rose to the position of editor, working for such well-known publishers asDelacorte Press ,Coward-McCann ,William Morrow . During his career, Amburn was an editor for authors suchJohn le Carré ,Belva Plain ,Muriel Spark ,Joshua Logan and forJack Kerouac who would be the subject of Amburn's 1998 book on whichLeonardo DiCaprio has optionedfilm rights.Ellis Amburn served as editorial director for
G. P. Putnam's Sons and in addition worked as a ghostwriter forPriscilla Presley ,Shelley Winters ,Peggy Lee andZsa Zsa Gabor . In 1990, he produced his first biography on fellow TexanRoy Orbison that led to further such books. He is noted for his exhaustive research, even going so far as to live for several weeks at the home of the parents of Orbison's first wife, Claudette Frady-Orbison. While his books have generated controversy at times, and he is reviled by many Orbison fans, his facts have never been challenged. Amburn lives inKey West, Florida , and inTifton, Georgia .Partial bibliography:
*"" (2005) - Warner Books
*"" (2002) -HarperCollins
*"" (2000) - HarperCollins
*"" (1998) -St. Martin's Press
*"" (1995) - St. Martin's Press
*"" (1990) -Carol Publishing Group
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