Carl Rollyson is professor emeritus of journalism at Baruch College, CUNY. He is author of many biographies, including Faulkner On and Off the Page: Essays in Biographical Criticism; The Making of Sylvia Plath; Sylvia Plath Day by Day, Volumes 1 & 2; William Faulkner Day by Day; The Last Days of Sylvia Plath; A Real American Character: The Life of Walter Brennan; Hollywood Enigma: Dana Andrews; and Marilyn Monroe: A Life of the Actress, Revised and Updated. His reviews of biographies have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and New Criterion. He also writes a column on biography twice a week for the New York Sun. Lisa Paddock is a freelance writer and editor.
