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Raymond Benson

Details

Status: Married
Here for: Networking, Friends
Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Children: Proud parent
Education: College graduate
Occupation: Author

Schools

The University Of Texas At Austin
- Austin, TX
- Graduated: 1978
- Student status: Alumni
- Degree: Bachelor's Degree
- Major: Drama
1973 to 1978
Permian H S
- Odessa, TX
- Graduated: 1973
- Student status: Alumni
1970 to 1973

Interests

General
..Film; Music; Thrillers/Mysteries/Suspense Novels; Theatre..
Music
..My favorite style is Progressive Rock (yes, I'm a dinosaur)--Jethro Tull, Yes, Hatfield and the North, Soft Machine, Robert Wyatt, Caravan, Gentle Giant, Porcupine Tree, National Health, King Crimson, Frank Zappa and tons of others... but I really like practically anything. I love film music, especially the work of Ennio Morricone, Bernard Herrmann, John Barry, Nino Rota, and many others...
Movies
..Directors: Stanley Kubrick, Alfred Hitchcock, Ingmar Bergman, Woody Allen, David Lynch, Martin Scorsese, Terrence Malick, Robert Altman, Francois Truffaut, Billy Wilder, David Lean, Michael Curtiz, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Coen Brothers, Tim Burton, Federico Fellini, Akira Kurosawa, John Woo, and many others...
Television
..Twin Peaks; The Sopranos; Six Feet Under; Monty Python's Flying Circus; Fawlty Towers; SCTV; Slings and Arrows; The Prisoner; Star Trek (original series); Firefly; Cracker; The Girls Next Door; Dexter; Jonny Quest; The Dick Van Dyke Show...many more...
Books
..My favorite living author is Ruth Rendell/Barbara Vine; naturally I have a fondness for Ian Fleming; but to name the numerous other fiction authors I enjoy here would be a disservice to my many friends in the writing business! I'm an active member of International Thriller Writers Inc., Mystery Writers of America, the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, and ASCAP...

Check out the video for my upcoming thriller, THE BLACK STILETTO!

Here's a trailer for the Italian edition of my novel SWEETIE'S DIAMONDS, published in Italy by Alacran Edizioni! (PS--The music you hear was composed by me over ten years ago...!)

Here's a trailer for the Italian edition of my novel EVIL HOURS, published in Italy by Alacran Edizioni!

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Heroes
..Sad to say there's never been an American President in my lifetime that I would call a hero. Any person who dons a uniform and serves our country is a hero, whether one agrees with the conflict or not. Most of my "heroes" are entertainers and artists because they are the people who influence and excite me. Of course the real heroes in my life are my parents and my family...

Latest Blog Entries

Jul 24, 2011 2:08 PM THE BLACK STILETTO launches September 5, 2011 !
Oct 25, 2010 3:56 PM News - Oct. 2010 - Homefront & the Black Stiletto!
May 8, 2010 3:05 PM Spring/Summer 2010 News--Bond, Appearances, E-Books & More!
Feb 19, 2009 6:02 PM Lots of News--New Novel, James Bond, Metal Gear Solid & More!
Oct 20, 2008 10:27 PM 007 "Union Trilogy" ships! Appearances scheduled!

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