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The Biographers

Mark Dawidziak and Paul Bauer are the authors of a biography of Tully, to be published sometime in 2002 by Dennis McMillan. Much of the textual content of this site is drawn from the book's introduction.

Despite Jim Tully's wide popular appeal, his success as a novelist and Hollywood columnist, his frequent appearance in the media, and his remarkable storytelling, no biography has ever been written. This book seeks to reintroduce Tully to his spiritual heirs and assigns.

To read more of the introduction to the book, follow this link.

Mark Dawidziak is the television critic at the Cleveland Plain Dealer. A journalism graduate of George Washington University, he has worked as a theater, film and TV critic for more than twenty years. He is the author of a horror novel, "Grave Secrets" (1994), two produced plays and five non-fiction books: "The Barter Theatre Story: Love Made Visible" (1982), "The Columbo Phile: A Casebook" (1989), "Night Stalking" (1991), "Mark My Words: Mark Twain On Writing" (1996) and "The Night Stalker Companion: A 25th Anniversary Tribute" (1997). He has been a regular contributor to such magazines as "Mystery Scene," "Cinefantastique," "Scarlet Street," "Commonwealth," "TV Guide" and "Sci-Fi Universe." He lives with his wife, actress Sara Showman, and their daughter, Rebecca Claire, in northeastern Ohio.

Paul Bauer is owner and proprietor of Archer's Used and Rare Books in Kent, Ohio, which he founded in 1986. Prior to that, he studied bumblebee pollination. He is the author, with Frazier Robinson, of Catching Dreams: My Life in the Negro Baseball Leagues, a memoir of Robinson's baseball career  of 50 years ago. Read a New York Times review of that book.

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