Tony Magistrale
American biographer
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Anthony Samuel Magistrale is an American academic and writer, known primarily as a biographer of Stephen King and Edgar Allan Poe.[1] Magistrale has worked as an English professor at the University of Vermont since 1983,[2] receiving the Literary Laundry's Award of Distinction in 2011 for his poetry.[3]
University of Pittsburgh (MA, PhD)
Tony Magistrale | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anthony Samuel Magistrale |
| Alma mater | Allegheny College (BA) University of Pittsburgh (MA, PhD) |
| Occupations | Academic, writer, professor |
| Employer | University of Vermont (1983–present) |
| Known for | Biographer of Stephen King |
Magistrale received a Bachelor of Arts in 1974 from Allegheny College, before going on to the University of Pittsburgh to earn his Master of Arts in 1976 and Doctor of Philosophy in 1981.[4] In 2000, Stephen King employed Magistrale as a research assistant.[5] King reported told Magistrale that his iconic fictional Maine town of Derry is based on Bangor, Maine.[6] Magistrale has provided commentary tracks for video releases of film adaptations of King's work, including on the 2018 Blu-ray release of Maximum Overdrive.[7] He was interviewed in a 2017 documentary film Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary.
