Liz Brown (writer)
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| Born | Chico, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | The New School (MFA) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Known for | Writing |
| Relatives | William Andrews Clark Jr. (great-granduncle) |
Liz Brown is an American writer based in Los Angeles..[1]
Early life and education
Liz Brown grew up in Chico, California.[2] She is the great-grandniece of William Andrews Clark Jr.[3][4]
Brown received her MFA from The New School in New York City.[5]
Career
In 2021, she published the book Twilight Man: Love and Ruin in the Shadows of Hollywood and the Clark Empire which combines historical research and personal memoir.[6][7][3] The book focuses on Harrison Post, the lover and companion of William Andrews Clark Jr., including information on his travels in Europe and court-enforced conservatorship.[8] Brown has compared Post's case to the Britney Spears conservatorship case.[9] The book received lengthy reviews from the New York Times[10] and the Los Angeles Review of Books[11]
Brown writes for Los Angeles Times, Bookforum, New York Times Book Review, Slate, Elle Decor, London Review of Books and The Paris Review, among other publications.[1][12] [13] She is currently a Fellow of the USC Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities, an initiative which creates "an intellectual center for Los Angeles by bringing together academics, authors, historians, architects, artists, curators, journalists, and poets.[14]
Publications
- Twilight Man: Love and Ruin in the Shadows of Hollywood and the Clark Empire. Penguin Random House. 2021. ISBN 9780143132905.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Liz Brown". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ↑ Wiegman, Nancy; Fidler, Matt (2024-06-05). "Nancy's Bookshelf: Wealth, love and the battle for a family fortune". North State Public Radio. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Barnes, Brooks (2021-05-18). "A Hollywood Love Story With Glitz, Greed and the Threat of Social Ruin". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ↑ "Love and Ruin in the Shadows of the Clark Empire: The Lost Story of Harrison Post". KXLF News. 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2026-01-28.
- ↑ "Liz Brown". Community of Writers. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ↑ Burr, Daniel A. (2021). "The Talented Mr. Harrison". The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide. 28 (6): 38.
- ↑ North, Vesper (2021-06-29). "A Love Story Finally Brought to Light: On Liz Brown's "Twilight Man"". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ↑ Bushko, Margaret (2022). "Toxic: A Feminist Legal Theory Approach to Guardianship". Maryland Law Review Online.
- ↑ Brown, Liz (2021-07-19). ""In 1934, My Life Snapped"". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ↑ "A Hollywood Love Story With Glitz, Greed and the Threat of Social Ruin (Published 2021)". 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ↑ "A Love Story Finally Brought to Light: On Liz Brown's "Twilight Man"". Los Angeles Review of Books. 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
- ↑ Brown, Liz (2013-05-23). "What We Wish We Were: On Biopic-Mania". The Paris Review. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ↑ Brown, Liz (2007-10-14). "The Otto factor". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-11-20.
- ↑ "Liz Brown". Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
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