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Geoffrey Dunn (writer)

Geoffrey Dunn is an American author, film producer, film director, screenwriter, and investigative journalist. His films include Calypso Dreams,[1][2] Miss…or Myth?,[3] Dollar a Day, 10¢ a Dance[4] and his books include, The Lies of Sarah Palin: The Untold Story Behind Her Relentless Quest for Power,[5] Chinatown Dreams,[6] and Santa Cruz is in the Heart, Volumes l and ll.[7]

Geoffrey Dunn
Dunn in 2005
Dunn in 2005
BornGeoffrey Frank Dunn
San Francisco, California, U.S.
OccupationFilm producer, film director, author
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
Period1973–present
Genre
Notable awards
  • Tony Hill Memorial Award
  • National Newspaper Award

The Lies of Sarah Palin: The Untold Story Behind Her Relentless Quest for Power, written by Dunn in 2011, remained on Amazon's bestsellers list for more than a year and a half.[8]

Early life and education

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Geoffrey Frank Dunn was born in San Francisco, California, to parents Frank and Lindy (née Stagnaro) Dunn. He is a fourth-generation descendant of the Stagnaro fishing family from Riva Trigoso, Italy.[9][10] Dunn graduated from Soquel High School in 1973,[11] where he was captain of his high school baseball team.[12] He received his B.A. in politics with honors in the major and college honors from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1977. He received an MA and Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Santa Cruz.[13]

Career

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Filmmaking

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Dunn began his film career serving as the on-screen narrator in the documentary film, A Day on the Bay in 1980.[14] He later partnered with his principal collaborator Mark Schwartz on several documentary films, including Dollar a Day, 10¢ a Dance; Miss…or Myth? (nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, 1988),[15] Mi Vida: The Three Worlds of Maria Gutierrez, Chinese Gold, and Calypso Dreams.[16] He wrote the original screenplay for the feature film Maddalena Z (1989), which was released by Millennium Entertainment as Voyage of the Heart (1990), produced and directed by Schwartz.[17]

Writing

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Dunn was a featured contributor to the HuffPost (formerly The Huffington Post) and served as senior editor for Metro Newspapers where he received awards for investigative journalism from the National Newspaper Association, the California Newspaper Publishers Association, and the Peninsula Press.[18] During the 2000s, he wrote numerous articles on Caribbean Culture for the Trinidad Express Newspapers, including a poem, a response to Nobel Prize-winning poet Derek Walcott's Return of the Spoiler, entitled Sparrow Come Back.[19]

Awards

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Dunn has been the recipient of numerous awards for his work in film, journalism, teaching, and community work. He received an Excellence in Teaching award from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2000,[20] the Gail Rich Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts in 2002,[21] a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce in 2011,[22] and was awarded the Santa Cruz County Artist of the Year award in Santa Cruz, California in 2015.[23] Dunn received the Tony Hill Community Service award from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 2020 in recognition of Outstanding Community Service and Commitment to Building Bridges Among Diverse Groups, which was recognized at the UC Santa Cruz annual Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation.[24]

Filmography

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  • 2015 - The Glamour Boyz Again: The Mighty Sparrow and Lord Superior on the Hilton Rooftop - Director, co-producer, writer[25]
  • 2008 - Calypso Dreams - Writer, co-producer, co-director
  • 1993 - A Home Movie Scrapbook[26] - Writer, Director
  • 1989 - Voyage of the Heart—Maddalena Z - Screenwriter, Actor
  • 1987 – Mi Vida: The Three Worlds of Maria Gutierrez[27] - Writer, co-director
  • 1987 - Chinese Gold - Writer, co-director[28]
  • 1986 - Miss...or Myth? - Writer, co-director[29]
  • 1984 - Dollar a Day, 10¢ a Dance - Writer, co-director
  • 1981 - A Day on the Bay[30]

Books

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  • 2016 – Santa Cruz Wharf[31]
  • 2014 - Santa Cruz is in the Heart[32]
  • 2013 – Sports of Santa Cruz County[33]
  • 2013 - Vintage Bargetto: Celebrating a Century of California Wine[34] (co-author)
  • 2011 - The Lies of Sarah Palin: The Untold Story Behind Her Relentless Quest for Power
  • 2002 - Chinatown Dreams: The Life and Photographs of George Lee[35]
  • 1989 - Santa Cruz is in the Heart (2nd edition 1990, 3rd edition 1995, 4th edition 1998, 5th edition 2003)[36]

References

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  1. ^ "Roaring Lions: Calypso Dreams". Washington Post by Christopher Porter. August 24, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Caribbean International Film Festival - The Glamour Boyz Again". CTFF. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Miss...or Myth?". TCM Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "Dollar a Day 10 cents a dance". Center for Asian American Media. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Lies of Sarah Palin by Geoffrey Dunn by William Howell". SF Gate. May 13, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  6. ^ "Book of Dreams". Metroactive. December 11, 2002. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "Geoffrey Dunn". Macmillan Publishing. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  8. ^ "Amazon's Best Sellers - Lies of Sarah Palin - Geoffrey Dunn". Amazon. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  9. ^ "Meet Author Geoffrey Dunn by Kimber De Martin". Patch. February 20, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  10. ^ "Lindy Dunn, last of a Stagnaro generation in Santa Cruz, dies at 99 by Wallace Baine". Santa Cruz Sentinel. December 29, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  11. ^ "Soquel High School / Newsletters / Alumni News Archives / Alumni - Jun 2012". Soquel High School. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  12. ^ "Sports Santa Cruz County Images". Amazon. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  13. ^ "UCSC Alumni". UCSC. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  14. ^ Day on the Bay
  15. ^ "Sundance Film Festival 1988 - Grand Jury Prize Nominee Best US Documentary Miss or...Myth - Geoffrey Dunn". Film Affinity. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  16. ^ "Roaring Lions: Calypso Dreams". Washington Post by Christopher Porter. August 24, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  17. ^ "Voyage of the Heart". American Film Institute. August 2, 1991. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  18. ^ "Author Geoffrey Dunn". Macmillan Publishing. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  19. ^ "Sparrow Come Back". Moko Magazine. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  20. ^ "Dunn Receives Excellence in Teaching Award". UCSC. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  21. ^ "Gail Rich Awards 2012: The creatives among us". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  22. ^ "Santa Cruz Chamber honors Geoffrey Dunn". Santa Cruz Sentinel. November 3, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  23. ^ "Artist of the Year event at MAH celebrates local writer and filmmaker Geoffrey Dunn BYSTEVE PALOPOLI". Good Times. October 6, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  24. ^ "Tony Hill Award". UCSC. October 6, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  25. ^ "Forever young: "Glamour Boyz Again" by Garry Steckles". Caribbean Beat. November 1, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  26. ^ "A tribute to Yolanda Stagnaro "Lindy" Dunn". Pacific Garden Chapel. January 1, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  27. ^ "Mi Vida the Three Worlds of Maria Hutierrez". World Cat. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  28. ^ "Chinese Gold". Capitola Book Store. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  29. ^ Miss or Myth Turner Classic Movies
  30. ^ "Day on the Bay". Capitola Books. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  31. ^ "Santa Cruz Wharf". Barnes and Noble. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  32. ^ "Meet the Author: Geoffrey Dunn written by Camisa Composti". TPG Online Daily. February 27, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  33. ^ "Sports of Santa Cruz County". Arcadia Publishing. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  34. ^ "Santa Cruz Wine Review Bargetto Winery". Good Times Santa Cruz by Josie Cowden. July 29, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  35. ^ Dunn, Geoffrey (2002). Chinatown Dreams Life Photographs George Lee. ISBN 0932319076.
  36. ^ "Santa Cruz is in the Heart". Goodreads. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
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