Bernie Dowling

Bernie Dowling is an Australian writer working in journalism, fiction, and non-fiction, living with his wife north of Brisbane in the City of Moreton Bay, Australia.

His first novel is the neo-noir Iraqi Icicle. His non-fiction Maaate! Bribe Proofing The Public Purse Against Good Blokes is about corruption in local government.

From 2023–25, he published an award-winning four-book series on film noir: Noir Dirt Cheap, Film Noir Fate Vs The Working Stiff, Starry Starry Noir Rebels and Censors, and Three Faces of Noir Curse Crime Cringe.

Man Of A Thousand Fails, his first volume in the series Classic Hollywood Snapshots appeared in March 2026 and reviewed the films of legendary noir character actor Elisha Cook Jr. TY, Thel is a plea for an honorary Academy Award for Thelma Ritter, 57 years after she died. Hate In The Time Of Old Movies is his latest deep dive into the Hollywood blacklist, the HUAC, and McCarthyism.