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Our 3/20/2025
Zoom Event Features:
Marshall Terrill
Zoom Event Features:
Marshall Terrill
Join us for a special evening with renowned historian-author, Marshall Terrill. In an interview format, Terrill will share his experiences as a biographer and documentary producer. An author of 30 books, we will feature three of his upcoming books: Jay Sebring: Cutting to the Truth, Steve McQueen, The Last Reel: The Making of Tom Horn and the Hunter, and Smitty: My Marriage to Serial Killer Charles Schmid, the Pied Piper of Tucson.
Marshall will answer questions about his work as well as sharing how to go about writing a biography or true crime story.
Note: Charles Schmid was also the inspiration for Joyce Carol Oates award-winning short story, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Take some time to read it prior to the event!
Bio:
Marshall Terrill is the author of 30 books and is the world’s foremost historian-author on Steve McQueen, one of Hollywood’s most famous movie stars. Terrill has published seven books about McQueen’s life, which resulted in the feature documentary he executive produced entitled Steve McQueen American Icon. The 2017 documentary grossed $1.7 million at movie theaters across the nation and is available on DVD and all streaming platforms. He also executive produced Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon, which also grossed over $1 million and is now streaming on Amazon Prime.
Terrill’s noted other books includes biographies of country music legend Johnny Cash; evangelist Billy Graham; Pete Maravich, one of the greatest basketball players in NCAA history; three books on Elvis Presley and a companion book for The Jesus Music, a documentary on the history of Contemporary Christian Music.
In his three-decade career, Terrill has written books about and with entertainers, sports figures, film and music icons and historical figures.
In 2022, he launched True Tales of the Southwest, LLC, a documentary production company, with two other partners. Their first endeavor is a documentary on Arizona serial killer Charles Schimd, who killed three teenaged girls in the mid-1960s.
Terrill will release three books in 2025 – Smitty: My Marriage to Serial Killer Charles Schmid, the Pied Piper of Tucson (Genius Books); Jay Sebring: Cutting to the Truth (Genius Books) and a coffee table book called Steve McQueen, The Last Reel: The Making of Tom Horn and The Hunter.
Smitty, published March 1, 2025, is Terrill’s first true crime book. His next book, out in July, is about celebrity hairstylist Jay Sebring, who was brutally murdered by the Manson Family in August 1969 while defending the life of actress Sharon Tate.
In addition to his literary work, Terrill works full-time at Arizona State University as a reporter. His beats include issues surrounding military, Native Americans, sustainability, journalism and business.
Terrill and his wife Zoe of 27 years reside in Tempe, Arizona with their daughter Olive, a two-year-old Boston Terrier. www.marshallterrillauthor.com
Marshall will answer questions about his work as well as sharing how to go about writing a biography or true crime story.
Note: Charles Schmid was also the inspiration for Joyce Carol Oates award-winning short story, Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? Take some time to read it prior to the event!
Bio:
Marshall Terrill is the author of 30 books and is the world’s foremost historian-author on Steve McQueen, one of Hollywood’s most famous movie stars. Terrill has published seven books about McQueen’s life, which resulted in the feature documentary he executive produced entitled Steve McQueen American Icon. The 2017 documentary grossed $1.7 million at movie theaters across the nation and is available on DVD and all streaming platforms. He also executive produced Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon, which also grossed over $1 million and is now streaming on Amazon Prime.
Terrill’s noted other books includes biographies of country music legend Johnny Cash; evangelist Billy Graham; Pete Maravich, one of the greatest basketball players in NCAA history; three books on Elvis Presley and a companion book for The Jesus Music, a documentary on the history of Contemporary Christian Music.
In his three-decade career, Terrill has written books about and with entertainers, sports figures, film and music icons and historical figures.
In 2022, he launched True Tales of the Southwest, LLC, a documentary production company, with two other partners. Their first endeavor is a documentary on Arizona serial killer Charles Schimd, who killed three teenaged girls in the mid-1960s.
Terrill will release three books in 2025 – Smitty: My Marriage to Serial Killer Charles Schmid, the Pied Piper of Tucson (Genius Books); Jay Sebring: Cutting to the Truth (Genius Books) and a coffee table book called Steve McQueen, The Last Reel: The Making of Tom Horn and The Hunter.
Smitty, published March 1, 2025, is Terrill’s first true crime book. His next book, out in July, is about celebrity hairstylist Jay Sebring, who was brutally murdered by the Manson Family in August 1969 while defending the life of actress Sharon Tate.
In addition to his literary work, Terrill works full-time at Arizona State University as a reporter. His beats include issues surrounding military, Native Americans, sustainability, journalism and business.
Terrill and his wife Zoe of 27 years reside in Tempe, Arizona with their daughter Olive, a two-year-old Boston Terrier. www.marshallterrillauthor.com
This event is a Zoom Event.
Where: The comfort of your own home!
When: March 20, 2025
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (PST)
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (MST)
8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. (EST)
Cost: $20.00
Where: The comfort of your own home!
When: March 20, 2025
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (PST)
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. (MST)
8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. (EST)
Cost: $20.00
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