Burt Kearns is an author, journalist, and “show business and pop culture savant” (Vanity Fair). His books include Lawrence Tierney: Hollywood’s Real-Life Tough Guy and The Show Won’t Go On. Kearns has broken major stories as a television and print journalist. He is perhaps best known as an Emmy-winning television and motion picture producer, director, and writer. He has written and produced dozens of nonfiction television series (Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura and Kardashian: The Man Who Saved OJ Simpson), the nonfiction comedy film High There, and documentaries (Death of a Beatle and Bin Laden’s Escape).
"""Hollywood Rebel"" is a worthy addition to the Brando bookshelf ... This is a book about how one facet of one man captured in one image from one film can send ripples through the world. -- ""Los Angeles Times"" As one of the few American adults whom Marlon Brando did not attempt to take to bed, Burt Kearns is uniquely positioned to write an impartial biography. In Marlon Brando: Hollywood Rebel he delivers and then some, producing a crisp, lively book that's sure to send readers straight to archival footage of Brando, as well as his many successors. --Jay Ruttenberg, Editor, The Lowbrow Reader Burt Kearns has done it again with this diligently-researched and eloquently-presented experience, Marlon Brando: Hollywood Rebel. Just as Lawrence Tierney: Hollywood's Real-Life Tough Guy allowed us to go on and off the wagon with one of Hollywood's most problematic tough guys, Hollywood Rebel allows us to time travel through decades with the ""Godfather"" of rock 'n' roll aesthetics and style and punk rock attitude as he and his art influence pop culture and provoke social change. If you want to know where Marlon Brando was born, you read a biography. If you want to know that he fisted Tennessee Williams' toilet, you read Burt Kearns. --Eric Todd, Host, This Week in Charles Bronson podcast Marlon Brando: Hollywood Rebel is a testament to the enduring influence of Marlon Brando and the passion he continues to inspire in his fans, colleagues, admirers, and imitators. Burt Kearns's enthusiasm for his subject shines through on every page! --Jason Colavito, Author of Jimmy: The Secret Life of James Dean Marlon Brando: Hollywood Rebel vividly illustrates why Brando is still speaking to us, impacting us, and showing us why he was so ahead of his time a hundred years after he was born. Kearns colorfully examines how the man who perfected the ""Method"" and the fine art of rebellion methodically transformed popular culture, and the countless ways his influence endures. --Ray Richmond, Author, syndicated entertainment writer/critic and university lecturer Over the years there have been countless books on the life and work of the legendary Marlon Brando. With the 100th anniversary of his birth upon us, author Burt Kearns has come up with probably the best of the bunch. Marlon Brando: Hollywood Rebel does infinitely more than retell the same old legends of previous tomes. Kearns has put together THE most unique exploration of Brando's staggering influence. It's a wonder it hasn't been done before. Thankfully, it was left to the furtive mind of Mr. Kearns. It belongs on the bookshelf of anyone fascinated by film, culture, and society at large. An astounding work! --Dwayne Epstein, Author of Lee Marvin Point Blank & Killin' Generals: The Making of The Dirty Dozen."