Thomson, David Earl

David Thompson, born and educated in London, now lives in San Francisco. He writes regularly for both the U.S. edition of "Esquire" and the "Independent on Sunday" in London. He is also known for his biographies--"Showman: The Life of David O. Selnick" and "Rosebud: The Story of Orson Wells"--for three remarkable 'fictions' that are derived from the screen--"Suspects, Silver Light "and "Warren Beatty and Desert Eyes"--and for "A Biographical Dictionary of Film," which is now in its third edition. His most recent book is Beneath Mulholland, a collection of essays, and he is also the author of "...