Michael Gregg Michaud

Michael Gregg Michaud's work has appeared in hundreds of anthologies, newspapers, magazines and other publications. He is also a playwright, editor, and award-winning photographer. Michaud is the author of SAL MINEO,A BIOGRAPHY (Harmony Books (2010)/Three Rivers Press (2011), which was nominated for a Lambda Book Award in 2011. The acclaimed book was a pick of the month in Los Angeles Times Magazine and for Turner Classic Movies. SAL MINEO, A BIOGRAPHY was adapted for the screen by James Franco. Michaud appears in the Biography Channel/Smart Entertainment production of the documentary CRIME SPECIAL: HOLLYWOOD'S MOST NOTORIOUS CRIMES (2012), and the feature documentary, STEVEN ARNOLD'S HEAVENLY BODIES (2015) about avant-garde filmmaker and photographer, Steven Arnold. Michaud is the co-author with actress Diane McBain of FAMOUS ENOUGH, A HOLLYWOOD MEMOIR (Bear Manor Media, 2014). Michaud has volunteered and advocated for numerous non-profit organizations and charitable causes, including The Roar Foundation, which supports the Shambala Preserve for endangered, exotic big cats, the Museum of California Design, Pen Center, and the Linda Blair Worldheart Foundation. Michaud lives in Los Angeles, and is a respected researcher and author of Hollywood history.