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Kathleen Sharp is an American author and award-winning journalist. A frequent contributor to the ''New York Times'', Sharp has written for ''Vanity Fair'', ''Parade'', ''Playboy'', ''Elle'', ''Vogue'', ''Fortune'' and others. She is from California, and much of the subject matter of her work is set in the West. Sharp is the author of several books including ''Blood Feud: The Man Who Blew the Whistle on One of the Deadliest Prescription Drugs Ever'' (Dutton, 2011). The book, also known as ''Blood Medicine'' follows two salesmen as they race to blow the whistle on Epoetin alfa, a biotech blood drug sold by Johnson & Johnson and manufactured by Amgen. ''Oprah'' selected the book as a Top Ten Pick.〔Oprah Magazine, October 2011, "()"〕 New Regency has since purchased the film rights with Adam Cooper and Bill Collage (two of the co-authors of ''Tower Heist'') writing the script.〔J. Weinstein, The Wrap, Jan. 18, 2012,"()", April 10, 2012〕 The whistle-blowing case remains mired in U.S. District Court in Boston. Sharp also wrote ''Mr. & Mrs. Hollywood: Edie and Lew Wasserman and Their Entertainment Empire ''(Carroll & Graf, 2004). The dual biography became the basis of a film documentary, ''The Last Mogul'', directed by Barry Avrich and released in theatres n 2005. Sharp worked as a consulting producer on the film,〔TCMDb, "()", April 11, 2012〕 which featured interviews and clips of some of her 400 sources, including Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan.〔R. Johnson, New York Times, Jan. 13, 2005, "()", April 8, 2012〕〔Elaine Dutka, LA Times, Apr. 11, 2004, "()", April 17, 2012〕 Sharp was the last person to interview the actress Fay Wray,〔IMDb "()"> April 11, 2012〕 which she did for a Playboy magazine feature about the Peter Jackson remake of ''King Kong''. That feature became the book ''Stalking the Beast: How Hollywood Supersized King Kong'' (Jacaranda Books). Sharp’s first book, ''In Good Faith: The Inside Story of Prudential-Bache’s Multibillion-Dollar Scandal'' (St. Martin’s Press) was praised by ''The Wall Street Journal''. Sharp has written shorter pieces that have appeared in several anthologies, including ''Thrillers: 100 Must Reads'' (Oceanview Publishing), a collection of essays written by members of International Thriller Writers (IFC). Sharp is on the membership committee and heads the non-fiction branch of IFC.〔International Thriller Writers, Inc."()", April 11, 2012〕 ==Journalism== Born to a Jewish family,〔(Hollywood Reporter: "Hollywood's Hottest $150 Million Project Is an 83-Year-Old Synagogue - Studio heads, agency chieftains and top producers have come together, "Avengers"-style, to save their iconic but decaying Wilshire Boulevard Temple -- an A-list house of worship far from the Westside" by Gary Baum ) May 30, 2012〕 Sharp worked for several years as a special correspondent for The ''Los Angeles Times'', covering Central California. Later, she became the Hollywood correspondent for the ''Boston Globe''. She has won several awards for her investigative reporting and feature writing, including six from the Society of Professional Journalists;〔Penguin Books "()", April 15, 2012〕 a scholarship to study at the Graduate School of Business at the University of Washington; and a fellowship to attend the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.〔Penguin "()" April 15, 2012〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kathleen Sharp」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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