Anthony Marais

I was born in Hollywood and raised in Southern California. I studied anthropology at U.C. Berkeley and archaeology at Simon Fraser University in Canada.

I've traveled throughout Polynesia and Europe, and since 1995 have been living in Wiesbaden, Germany.

I've been avidly watching movies ever since I saw Woody Allen's 'Sleeper' at the cinema at the age of seven.

In 1985, with Bryan Foy I co-founded 'The Squids' an Orange County pop-group which was heard on L.A.'s most popular radio stations.

I lived in Paris for two years next to Notre Dame, near the Marais quarter. During this time I saw Jean Marais perform on stage and discovered the music of Marin Marais.

I attended my first archaeological field school at an historic Russian fort (Fort Ross) in Sonoma, California. It was here that I decided to become an archaeologist.

While at Berkeley, I lived in The Carlton Hotel on the corner of Telegraph and Durant. During this time I became a devotee of the clown/activist Stoney Burke.

In 1991, while living on Guam, I played bass guitar for the Chamorro singer/songwriter Maria Yatar. As payment for my services I was given a traditional Micronesian tattoo applied by hand which took ten hours (I won't tell you where).

I've worked as an archaeologist on the islands of Tahiti, Mo'orea, Guam, Puluwat, Truk, Ponape, Tonga, Oahu, and Fiji. The time spent on these islands was pivotal in the development of my attitude toward writing.

In 1995, I became a member of the Academy of Magical Arts ('The Magic Castle') in Hollywood. I also read The Magic Mountain, decided to write a novel and met writer Richard A. Lord in Frankfurt.

In 2002, I met Polish film director Jarek Marszewski and since this time have been collaborating with him on his forthcoming film 'Plateau.'