Linet, Beverly

Beverly Linet was an author, editor, and biographer for celebrities, writing for over four decades in a wide variety of publications. She had a half hour radio broadcast, 1948-1949, from New Jersey called, "Broadway and Hollywood News". In 1949-1950 she was a stage reviewer for "Show Business". She wrote for many magazines, 1950-1974, including: "TV Guide", "New York Magazine", and "Modern Romances". She was a film reviewer for "Modern Screen", 1962-1967. As an editor for Dell Publishing, she was responsible for: "Who's Who in Hollywood", 1956-1967, "Who's Who on TV", 1956-1974, and "Hollywood Yearbook", 1963-1973. For "Celebrity", she was a contributing editor, 1975-1976. She authored several biographies of film stars: "The Life, the Legend, and the Legacy of Alan Ladd" (1979), "Susan Hayward, Portrait of a Survivor" (1980), and "Star Crossed: The Story of Robert Walker and Jenifer Jones" (1986) among others.