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Terrell Tannen has written, directed, and produced feature films, television, documentaries, and shorts for nearly fifty years. His credits include The Boogey Man, A Minor Miracle, Shadows in the Storm, Gospel Hill, Honor Bound, and dozens of commissioned screenwriting assignments around the world. His commentaries, stories, and essays have appeared in Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, Washington Post, and The Lancet. His first memoir, When Blood Is Gone, was published in 2013. An excerpt, Finding John Huston, appeared in The New Yorker Culture Desk. Excerpts from Tell the Story: A Hollywood Odyssey have appeared in The Wall Street Journal and Literary Hub.
""Refreshingly honest and hugely entertaining. Tannen's life story begins to feel like a thriller."" -New York Times bestselling author Duane Swierczynski, author of California Bear ""Funny, frustrating, endearing and inspirational. A terrific read."" -Rosie Shuster, original writer and co-creator of Saturday Night Live ""Tannen has crafted a work from the heart that serves as an enlightening journey through the latter of half of 20th-century Hollywood. A smooth-reading Tinseltown chronicle sure to satisfy both cinephiles and fans of introspective memoirs. -Kirkus Reviews ""A touching and humorous true-life account of a storyteller's journey from a Georgia farm to a Hollywood mansion. Tannen's incidental journey is a clear and candid look at the joy, heartbreak, success, and failure that awaits all of us who arrive with ideas, desire, and a dream."" -Phillip Noyce, director of Rabbit Proof Fence and Clear and Present Danger ""A challenging account of one man trying to make a living in what seems to an outsider like a toxic and shallow world of inflated importance and radical uncertainty, driven by money, illusion, ego, and image. One comes away admiring the author's stamina, tenacity, and talent."" -Judson Mitcham, author of The Sweet Everlasting, Georgia Poet Laureate 2012-2019 ""Terrell Tannen's romp through 80s and 90s Hollywood is as fun and eye-opening as it is cautionary. Tannen tells his story with wit and self-deprecating humor as he takes readers deep inside the star-making machinery as only a Hollywood insider can. Everyone who loves the movies will love this book."" -Ken Wells, author of Swamped and Meely LaBauve ""From the frustrations and loneliness of youth to the nuts and bolts of working in Hollywood and the beguiling, funny, and sometimes heartbreaking trappings of near-fame . . . Tannen talks about the 'almosts' of Hollywood, but there's nothing 'almost' about this book-it's a full-on, full-tilt stunner."" -Joe Schreiber, New York Times bestselling author of Chasing the Dead, Star Wars: Death Troopers, and Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick ""A personal, yet universal tale about ambition. Tannen reminds us how tantalizing, yet elusive dreams can become when we have nearly made them a reality."" -Roger Birnbaum, Co-CEO of MGM studios, owner, Spyglass Entertainment
