Charles R. Cross

Charles R. Cross
Charles R. Cross (2009).

Charles R. Cross is a journalist and author of seven books based in Seattle. He was the Editor of The Rocket Magazine in Seattle for fifteen years during the height of the Seattle music mania. He is also the founder of Backstreets Magazine, a periodical for fans of Bruce Springsteen, and editor of Springsteen: the Man and His Music, a compilation of Backstreets articles. His 2001 biography of Kurt Cobain, titled Heavier Than Heaven was winner of the 2002 ASCAP Award for Outstanding Biography. Cross is also the author of another book focused more on Cobain's creative and artistic life called Cobain Unseen published in 2009. His most recent release, as of 2009, is entitled Led Zeppelin: Shadows Taller Than Our Souls published by It Books, a division of Harper Collins.

In 2004, while conducting research for his 2005 biography of Jimi Hendrix, entitled Room Full Of Mirrors - A Biography Of Jimi Hendrix, Cross rediscovered the gravesite of Jimi Hendrix's mother, Lucille Jeter Hendrix, in an abandoned section of Greenwood Memorial Park, where Jimi Hendrix himself is buried in an elaborate granite memorial. The gravesite of Lucille Hendrix was lost because the standard welfare marker of her day, an inscribed brick, became buried in decades of mud from the area's notorious heavy rains. Cross delivered a moving eulogy for Lucille when a proper headstone was dedicated at the site.

Universal Pictures has acquired the rights to Heavier Than Heaven, which is now being made into a film. This is the first film to be made from Cross' work. His Hendrix book has also been optioned.

External links



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Charles T. Cross — United States Ambassador to Singapore In office 1969–1972 President Richard Nixon Preceded by Francis Joseph Galbraith Succeeded by Edwin M. Cronk …   Wikipedia

  • Charles Wilson Cross — For other uses, see Charles Cross (disambiguation). Charles Wilson Cross Member of the Canadian House of Commons In office October 29, 1925 – Septembe …   Wikipedia

  • Charles's Cross — In the Middle Ages, Charles s Cross (Latin: Crux Caroli Regis), high in the Pyrenees, marked the frontier between the Kingdom of Navarre and the Duchy of Gascony, specifically the boundary between the Diocese of Bayonne and the Diocese of… …   Wikipedia

  • Charles Frederick Cross — For other uses, see Charles Cross (disambiguation). Charles Frederick Cross FRS[1] (December 11, 1855 – April 15, 1935) was a British chemist.[2] Born in Brentford, Middlesex, his father was a schoolmaster turned soap manufacturer. After… …   Wikipedia

  • Charles Cross — may refer to: Charles Wilson Cross, politician from Alberta, Canada Charles Frederick Cross, British chemist Charles R. Cross, rock music journalist and author based in Seattle Charles Cross (Australian politician), Western Australian politician …   Wikipedia

  • Charles Richmond Mitchell — Alberta Minister of Health In office April 29, 1920 – August 13, 1921 Preceded by Alexander Grant MacKa …   Wikipedia

  • Cross (Familienname) — Cross ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Amanda Cross, Pseudonym von Carolyn Heilbrun (1926–2003), US Schriftstellerin und Frauenrechtlerin Amos Cross (1861–1888), US amerikanischer Baseballspieler Art Cross (1918–2005), US amerikanischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Charles Stewart (Canadian politician) — For the Canadian Member of Parliament for Humboldt, see Charles Wallace Stewart. For the MLA from 1975 to 1982, see Charles Stewart (Alberta politician). For the MLA from 1905 to 1906, see Charles Stuart (politician). For other uses, see Charles… …   Wikipedia

  • Cross (surname) — Notable persons with the surname Cross include: Alan Cross, Canadian radio broadcaster and author A.F. Cross (1863–1940), English poet, playwright, journalist and author Amanda Cross, pen name of Carolyn Gold Heilbrun, an American academic and… …   Wikipedia

  • Charles Peace — Charles Frederick Peace (14 May 1832 – 25 February 1879) was a notorious English burglar and murderer from Sheffield, whose somewhat remarkable life later spawned dozens of romanticised novels and films. Peace is mentioned by name in the Sherlock …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”