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Peter Biskind

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Peter Biskind

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  • Born
    May 22, 1940 · USA

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  • Peter Biskind was born on May 22, 1940 in the USA. He is a director and writer, known for On the Battlefield (1972), Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) and The New Klan - Heritage of Hate (1978). He is married to Elizabeth Hess.

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      Elizabeth Hess(? - present)

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  • Executive editor of Premiere magazine for nine years and editor-in-chief of American Film magazine for five years.
  • Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 1985.
  • Release of his book, "Star: How Warren Beatty Seduced America".
  • His work has appeared in publications such as Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, Paris Match, The Nation, The New York Times, The Times (London), and the Los Angeles Times, as well as in film journals such as Sight and Sound and Film Quarterly.
  • Served as the editor-in-chief of American Film from 1981 to 1986.

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  • [on Harvey Weinstein] If you display a diamond correctly, it becomes the only diamond you're looking at. That's what Harvey did with movies. He displayed them on a black felt cushion.

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