Michigan native Peter Hanson studied film at New York University and journalism at the University at Albany-SUNY. He is the author of "Dalton Trumbo, Hollywood Rebel "(a finalist for the Theatre Library Association Award), and "The Cinema of Generation X." He directed the documentary feature" Every Pixel Tells a Story "and the award-winning short "Stagehand", and co-wrote the narrative feature "The Last Round". His articles have appeared in "Script" and "Written By". He lives in Beverly Hills, California.