Tag Archives: Mark Dawidziak

Rediscovered: Biography Month Redux

Posted on September 8, 2023 by Don

Today is the official publication date for Nathan Ward’s newest bio, Son of the Old West — The Odyssey of Charlie Siringo: Cowboy, Detective, Writer of the Wild Frontier. Something to kick off another Biography Month here on These Mean … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Another Round in the Posthumous Fame Ring for Jim Tully

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Don

Up and Down These Mean Streets favorite Jim Tully gets another chance to climb up off the mat and be a contenda — a public radio deal from last November with an illo-filled article. He’s not going to be counted … Continue reading →

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Hammett: It’s Greek to Me

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Don

Photo courtesy Becky Dawidziak — featuring her dad Mark Dawidziak, of Jim Tully biography fame — shot for a class project to take a picture on the two-word theme Proof Reading. I think she nailed it. Thanks, Becky. I just crawled out … Continue reading →

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Hollywood Beat: The Tully Talk

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Don

On Sunday the 14th I got up in Denver at the crack-of-dawn (and anyone who knows me can tell you I hate the crack-of-dawn) and began punching the machine toward LA for the talk about Jim Tully in Musso & Frank, … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: A Rolling Freight Train of Jim Tully Events

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Don

Whoa. Falling behind again, as I get ready for another trip, that will wind its way to Denver and ultimately bring me back around to LA in time to hear the Jim Tully talk in Musso & Frank on the 15th. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Tully and Hammett and Chaney (Oh My!)

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Don

Finally got back from PulpFest, finished shaking the flakes of rotting wood-pulp dust off my traveling gear, and guess it’s time to jump back into the blogosphere. To reboot the action, how about some comments from Mark Dawidziak, the Jim Tully biographer, … Continue reading →

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Hammett: “The Advertisement IS Literature”

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Don

Even as he packs his valise for PulpFest 2012, our frequent Guest Blogger Terry Zobeck finds a moment to comment on the local action: “Nice post on Vidal. He’s one of my favorite writers. He got a little odd there … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: The Underworld Years

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Don

Let’s ease gently from Biography Month into LitCrit Month. . . . In the intro to their bio on Jim Tully, Bauer and Dawidziak have this statement: Frank Scully, who knew Tully better than anyone, had a warning for any … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: The Life of Jim Tully

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Don

If you’ve got about an hour and twenty minutes free, the above video will give you a great crash course in Jim Tully. It features cover images of his various books, lots of still photos, even film clips of the … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Red Tully and More Hobo Jungle Sapping History

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Don

How about Biography Month here in Up and Down These Mean Streets? I’ve got some bios I’ve been intending to mention piled up on a shelf behind me, and I’m a third of the way through the recent bio of Jim … Continue reading →

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