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Baxter, John

John Martin Baxter is an Australian-born writer, journalist, and film-maker. Baxter has lived in Britain and the United States as well as in his native Sydney, but has made his home in Paris since 1989, where he is married to the film-maker Marie-Dominique Montel.

He has written a number of short stories and novels of science fiction and a book about SF in the movies, as well as editing collections of Australian science fiction. Baxter has also written a large number of other works dealing with the movies, including biographies of film personalities. He has written a number of documentaries, including a survey of the life and work of the painter Fernando Botero. He also co-produced, wrote and presented three television series for the Australian Broadcasting Commission, Filmstruck, First Take and The Cutting Room, and was co-editor of the ABC book programme Books And Writing. - Wikipedia

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Born 14 December 1939

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Born 14 December 1939

Subjects

Biography, Motion picture producers and directors, History, Motion pictures, Social life and customs, Description and travel, Travel, Motion picture actors and actresses, Australian Science fiction, Intellectual life, Paris (france), description and travel, Authors, biography, Cooking, french, Fiction, History and criticism, Homes and haunts, Manners and customs, Motion picture industry, Paris (france), history, Paris (france), social life and customs, Science fiction, Allen, woody, 1935-, Australian Authors, Book collecting, Book collectors

Places

United States, Paris (France), France, Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.), Paris, Italy, Australia, California, Los Angeles, Spain, Hollywood, Montparnasse (Paris, France), Riviera, Riviera (France), Russia (Federation), Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Paris, France : Quarter), Siberia, South Australia, Victoria

People

John Baxter (1939-), Federico Fellini, Josef Von Sternberg (1894-1969), Luis Buñuel (1900-1983), George Lucas, George Lucas (1944-), J. G. Ballard (1930-2009), John Ford (1894-1973), Ken Russell (1927-), King Vidor (1894-1982), Luis Buñuel (1900-), Robert De Niro, Stanley Kubrick, Steven Spielberg (1946-), Steven Spielberg (1947-), Woody Allen

Time

20th century

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Alternative names

  • John Baxter
  • James Blackstone
  • Martin Loran

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July 26, 2016 Edited by Hemanth Kumar Edited without comment.
July 26, 2016 Edited by Hemanth Kumar Edited without comment.
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April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import