Peter L. Winkler
Peter L. Winkler is an expert on the life of Nick
Adams, with a personal archive on the actor containing
exclusive new insights into his life. He has written
about movies for CineFan, Filmfax, and
reviewed laserdiscs for Video Theater, where he served
as associate editor (1988-1992). Mr. Winkler has also
written for "PICO-Laptops and Portables" and "PC Laptop
Computers Magazine." As a computer consultant, he was
one of the most popular guests on Los Angeles radio
station KIEV's program "Executive Money."
New:
Nick Adams: His Hollywood Life and Death.
(08/15/03)
Nick Adams was far more a dreamer than "The Rebel" he would portray in
his heyday. At 18 he hitchhiked to Hollywood to become a movie star. A
quintessential self-promoter, he defied all odds in making his dream come true,
but he could never seem to get out of his own way. His death, exploited by
writers as one of Hollywood's dark mysteries, came by his own hand.
