Shamus Award
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Eddie Muller
エディ・ミュラー
Edi Myurā
Aliases:
Czar of Noir
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1958-10-15 （San Francisco, California, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- San Francisco, California → Alameda, California
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Film historian, Film preservationist, Television host, Bartender, Newspaper journalist
- Active Years
- 1978-
- Affiliations
- Film Noir Foundation (Founder and President)
- Memberships
- Private Eye Writers of America
- Influenced By
- Raymond Chandler, Edward John Vojkovich (father)
- Nominations
- Edgar Allan Poe Award nomination for Best Critical/Biographical Work (1999, Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Art Institute | — | Narrative filmmaking | — | late 1970s | United States |
San Francisco Art Institute
Narrative filmmaking
Period:
late 1970s
Country:
United States
Class taught by George Kuchar
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Shamus Award | The Distance | Best First P.I. Novel | Private Eye Writers of America | Winner |
Shamus Award
2003
Work:
The Distance
Category:
Best First P.I. Novel
Organization:
Private Eye Writers of America
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir
1998 Nonfiction/Film CriticismExplores the classic period of American film noir.
Film NoirHistory
The Distance
2002 Fiction/Crime NovelA boxing columnist helps shield a boxer from justice, inspired by father's career.
BoxingCrimeJustice
Shadow Boxer
2003 Fiction/Crime NovelBilly helps clear a husband of murder charge.
BoxingMystery
Bibliography
- Grindhouse: The Forbidden World of "Adults Only" Cinema (1996, with Daniel Faris)
- Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir (1998)
- Dark City Dames: The Wicked Women of Film Noir (2001)
- The Distance (2002)
- Shadow Boxer (2003)
- The Art Of Noir: The Posters & Graphics From The Classical Era Of Film Noir (2004)
- Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making of a Movie Star (2005, with Tab Hunter)
- Gun Crazy: The Origin of American Outlaw Cinema (2014)
- Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir (Revised and Expanded Edition, 2021)
- Eddie Muller's Noir Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir (2023)
- Kid Noir: Kitty Feral and the Case of the Marshmallow Monkey (2023, with Jessica Schmidt)
- Dark City Dames: The Women Who Defined Film Noir (Revised and Expanded Edition, 2025)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Noir styleDetailed historical descriptionBiographical approach
- Recurring Motifs
- Film NoirFemme FataleBoxingCrime
Legacy
Known as the Czar of Noir, founder of Film Noir Foundation, host of Noir Alley on TCM.
In Popular Culture
- Contribution to popularizing noir films
Trivia
- Father was boxing writer 'Mr. Boxer'
- Nicknamed the 'Czar of Noir'