Eddie Muller

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Eddie Muller (born October 15, 1958) is an American author and the founder and president of the Film Noir Foundation. He is known for his books about the film noir genre and is the host of Noir Alley on Turner Classic Movies (TCM). He is also known by his moniker: the "Czar of Noir". Born in San Francisco, Muller studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and worked as a bartender. He next worked as a newspaper journalist for nearly two decades. In 1996, Muller wrote his debut nonfiction book Grindhouse with Daniel Faris. Two years later, he wrote Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir, which explored the "classic period" of American film noir. He wrote a follow-up book Dark City Dames, which detailed six biographies of American film actresses who portrayed notable femmes fatale. Based on the former book, Muller collaborated with the American Cinematheque to program a film festival screening dedicated to film noir. Muller therefore launched the "Noir City" film festival, which screens films...

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