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Sidney D. Kirkpatrick (born 1955) is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and a bestselling historical author. He grew up in Stony Brook, Long Island and attended Kent School, Connecticut, Hampshire College, Massachusetts and New York University. His documentaries include: *''My Father the President'' (1982), in which Ethel Derby, second daughter of President Roosevelt, describes her childhood. His books include: * ''A Cast of Killers'' (pub. 1986), ISBN 978-5-551-54135-6 a non-fiction account of Hollywood director King Vidor's private attempt to solve the William Desmond Taylor murder case. * ''Turning the Tide: One Man Against the Medellin Cartel'' ISBN 978-0-451-40317-9 (with Peter Abrahams), (pub. 1991) a novelized account of a conflict which took place in the Bahamas between drug baron Carlos Lehder and an American professor Richard Novak's investigating hammerhead sharks there. * ''Lords of Sipan'' (pub. 1992), ISBN 978-0-688-10396-5, a non-fiction account of the discovery, looting, and eventual recovery by Dr. Walter Alva of artifacts from the tombs in Sipan, Peru. * ''Edgar Cayce: An American Prophet'' (pub. 2000) ISBN 978-1-57322-896-1, a biography of Edgar Cayce, the psychic. * ''The Revenge of Thomas Eakins'' (pub. 2006), ISBN 978-0-300-10855-2 a biography of Thomas Eakins, the artist. * ''Hitler's Holy Relics: A True Story of Nazi Plunder and the Race to Recover the Crown Jewels of the Holy Roman Empire'' (pub. 2010), ISBN 978-1-4165-9062-0, a true account of art historian-turned-Army sleuth Walter Horn's WWII investigation of Nazi plunder and Germanic mysticism. ==Events== The Smithsonian, National Archives, HBO, History Channel, Travel Channel, and A&E Television networks have all featured his work. Biographical profiles of Kirkpatrick have appeared in the New York Times, Newsweek, Time, the New Yorker, and Playboy. 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「Sidney D. Kirkpatrick」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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