Richard Hack
Richard Hack was born in Haverford, Pennsylvania. Richard began his writing career at TV Guide Magazine, and later became the TV Editor of the trade paper The Hollywood Reporter, where his column was syndicated to over 600 newspapers. His first book, Scanners: The New Order was made into a feature film. Many of his 28 subsequent biographical books were used as source material for Oscar-winning films including The Aviator (Hughes: The Private Diaries and Letters), J. Edgar (PuppetMaster: The Secret Life of J. Edgar Hoover), Bohemian Rhapsody (Mercury: The First Queen), and Duchess of Death (Duchess of Death: The Unauthorized Biography of Agatha Christie).Richard was being interviewed live on the "Today Show" by Matt Lauer when the first plane hit the World Trade Center. That interview is a permanent exhibit at the 9/11 Memorial Museum where it plays non-stop on multiple flat screen TVs. Richard is an advocate for neutrality in news media and equality in business and among the world's populations.