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I crossed paths with American Idol. . . .

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Psychometry Experiment

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Join Me, Please, In Chatting About Why History is Important
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Frederick, MD

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Linda Alexander’s newest book, RELUCTANT WITNESS: ROBERT TAYLOR, HOLLYWOOD, & COMMUNISM, is a biography on Hollywood’s Golden Era movie star, Robert Taylor, expected out in May of 2008. Taylor starred in "Camille" with Greta Garbo, "Waterloo Bridge" with Vivien Leigh, "Party Girl" with Cyd Charisse, and "Quo Vadis" with Deborah Kerr. His involvement in the 1940s hysteria over communism in Hollywood forever branded him the ultra-conservative movie star to “name names.” Linda’s book finally sets the record straight and shows how his life was forever grounded in his strong Nebraska roots.

Linda has written 4 books—2 biographies and 2 novels of dark romantic suspense. A 1991 letter on psychological child abuse put her on the Oprah Show as a Featured Guest. For twenty years, she has freelanced for magazines such as Spotlight and Soap Opera Update, and newspapers including The Washington Times and Baton Rouge Advocate. She has interviewed actors Jim Varney, Robert Stack, Michael Zaslow, and her teenage heartthrob, Michael Cole, from 1970s “The Mod Squad;” also, singers Gary Puckett, Tiny Tim, and others. Terry Taylor, Robert Taylor’s son, said about Linda, “"If a book’s in the offing, [there’s] no better author to write it." An editor from a prominent publisher said, “I felt . . . I was sitting in on a Barbara Walters interview.”

Linda speaks publicly on: Living Large With Lupus; Journaling To Heal Wounds; Bridging The Color Line; You Are Who You Say You Are: Online Imaging; writing, and, of course, Robert Taylor! Visit Linda’s other sites:

http://www.lindajalexander.net and http://www.authorsden.com/lindajalexander

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To book Linda Alexander, contact: William Scherer, Press Agent, MBSTIA, Inc., at 240-529-6240, or e-mail: william@mbstia.com

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What intrigues you about history?

Every day I meet someone whose story is worth telling. Every day I learn yet another intriguing tidbit about the world around me. I'm sure your day-to-day is much the same.

Where do we laud these fascinating people? Where do we tell their stories? Where do we tell the world what wonderful new bit of information we just learned about?

Here!

Favorite Historical Figure

Jesus

The most wonderful human interest figures of history are those whose stories we haven't yet really told.

http://www.courtjones.com -- Artist for cover of my new book

Linda Alexander's Blog

How Taylor Hicks Made it Possible For Adam Lambert to Win American Idol

How Taylor Hicks Made it Possible For Adam Lambert to Win American Idol

Think about it. When Taylor Hicks vied for the crown on Season Five of Fox’s American Idol, contestants weren’t allowed to use instruments on stage, nonetheless be a less-than-the-norm “pop” idol. Rules were set in impenetrable stone, and structure was there to bring about a cookie cutter, easy-to-digest Top Ten charting singer. That’s about all that the Powers That Be were looking for.

And when Taylor Hicks continued t… Continue

Posted on May 15, 2009 at 12:21pm —

COVER - Reluctant Witness: Robert Taylor, Hollywood & Communism

Would like to show off the cover art for my new book, to be released this May, 2008, Reluctant Witness: Robert Taylor, Hollywood, & Communism.

Robert Taylor painting: Court Jones, done in the gouache style -- opaque watercolors
http://www.… Continue

Posted on March 13, 2008 at 10:48am —