Born in California, raised on Long Island, and a resident of New Jersey for forty years, Bill Levy is a retired special education teacher who now devotes himself to freelance writing and speaking engagements. He is the author of John Ford: A Bio-Bibliography (Greenwood Press) and Beyond the Beach: The Wit and Wisdom of Nevil Shute (Createspace). He is also the author of three forthcoming books: The John Ford Stock Company (Bear Manor Media), Fifty Forgotten Gems (Createspace) and Using Humor to Combat and Conquer Stress (Createrspace). For further information on the author and this and other projects, please visit his website at www.BillLevyShares.com