Stephen Michael Shearer

STEPHEN MICHAEL SHEARER is available for book signings and lecturing.

Mr. Shearer will be appearing at several book signings and book festivals across the U.S. and Europe in 2025. He will also be appearing on radio, television and in print media.

New York, NY; Washington, DC; Chicago, IL; Minneapolis, MN; Boston, MA; Fredericksburg, MD

Las Vegas, NV; Los Angeles, CA; Palm Springs, CA; Paso Robles, CA; San Francisco, CA; Portland, OR 

Gloria Swanson: Hollywood's First Glamour Queen (January 6th, 2025)

Glamour & Style: The Beauty of Hedy Lamarr (2022)

Gloria Swanson: The Ultimate Star

Beautiful: The Life of Hedy Lamarr

Patricia Neal: An Unquiet Life (Upadted in 2021) (U.S. Movie release date for "TO OLIVIA" 2022)

Author Stephen Michael Shearer had the privilege to introduce the film classic Sunset Boulevard at showings in 2011 & 2013.  The 2013 showing also hosted a book signing of Mr. Shearer's first book on Gloria Swanson.  His new book Gloria Swanson: Hollywood's First Glamour Queen, a 496 page large format hardcover coffee table book will be released in January 2024.  Highly recommend seeing a movie at this beautiful theater.

The Heights Theatre is located in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, a Northeast Minneapolis suburb. The theatre was originally constructed in 1926 by Gluek Brewery heir Arthur Gluek as a prohibition real estate venture. Built in the Beaux Arts style of the last century, the Heights Theatre building was a simple neighborhood movie house showcasing local talent in stage plays and "High Class Amateur Vaudeville Acts." The Heights has survived at least three fires, one bombing and "The Big Blow of 1949" when a Fridley tornado twisted the tower sign. Tom Letness and Dave Holmgren bought the Heights Theatre in November of 1998. Today the theater has been restored to its original glory. A scarlet motorized Grande drape covers the proscenium stage and gilded grills conceal the organ's pipework. Antique chandeliers are suspended from the ceiling restored with 2600 Egyptian lead crystals. Hand-painted reproduction Edison Mazda bulbs in four colors on separate circuits allow a multitude of effects from 152 lights above four hundred seats. An orchestra pit was discovered under the floor where the mighty Wurlitzer Theater Organ now rises for Friday and Saturday night concerts. The Heights has a grand piano in the lobby and an upright piano in the auditorium connected to the organ. Tom Letness, who became sole owner of The Heights in 2003, specializes in upscale first run films, classic film series and events.

Produced by Reframed Pictures in association with American Masters, the new documentary Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story explores how Lamarr’s true legacy is that of a technological trailblazer. The film premieres nationwide May 18, 2018, at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) and will be available to stream the following day via pbs.org/americanmasters and PBS apps.
Lamarr never publicly talked about her life as an inventor and so her family thought her story died when she did. However, in 2016, director Alexandra Dean and producer Adam Haggiag unearthed four never-before-heard audio tapes of Lamarr speaking on the record about her incredible life, finally giving her the chance to tell her own story. Family, friends and colleagues, including Mel Brooks and the late Robert Osborne, also share their personal memories of Lamarr, explaining the atmosphere that created the disconnect between her brilliance and her beauty. Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story world premiered at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival, earned multiple awards at film festivals and was named Best Documentary by the New York Film Critics Online.

See Stephen Michael Shearer as he helps to narrate this documentary project. See the IMDB link below for full cast details:

Stephen Michael Shearer at D.G. Wills Books “Beautiful: The Life of Hedy Lamarr”
Part I - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsppT5ewi3s
Part II - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdpcad5EFFA
Part III - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ar-g2YkV7ho
Part IV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkjm8pq53Dg
Part V - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHEX-mE5gjY
Part VI - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHEX-mE5gjY

Patricia Neal & Stephen Michael Shearer at D.G. Wills Books, La Jolla, CA 2007:
Parts One through Five
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2C3C682D58916D78

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 "LIVE BROADCAST TONIGHT" Tuesday, December 8th - Stephen Michael Shearer, best selling author, returns tonight to talk about Hollywood legend, Hedy Lamarr! His book, "Beautiful: The Life of Hedy Lamarr" shares stories from the early days of Hollywood and Stephen tells all of the juicy stories you'll want to hear before buying the book! 

PART TWO - VIP Superstar Guest Star on an episode of Rated G Radio! - PART TWO

Garrett Miller interviews Film Historian and Author - Stephen Michael Shearer about his book "Patricia Neal: An Unquiet Life". - Wednesday, April 29, 2015 - PART TWO
 

PART ONE - VIP Superstar Guest Star on an episode of Rated G Radio! - PART ONE

Garrett Miller interviews Film Historian and Author - Stephen Michael Shearer about his book "Patricia Neal: An Unquiet Life". - Tuesday, February 17, 2015 - PART ONE

THANK YOU TO ALL who attended the Wednesday, June 12, 2013 showing of "ZAZA". Film Historian & Author, Stephen Michael Shearer spoke about his latest book, "Gloria Swanson: The Ultimate Star (Thomas Dunne Books) at MOMA as part of the Film Series: "Allan Dwan and Rise and Decline of the Hollywood Studios".

Mr. Shearer introduced the film "ZAZA" and held a short Q&A prior to the showing of the film. "ZAZA (1923)" starring Gloria Swanson, H.B. Warner, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Lucille La Verne, and Mary Thurman. The first of eight pairings of rising star Swanson with Dwan is a tale of the affairs of a Parisian music hall entertainer. Swanson remembered it as "the fastest, easiest, most enjoyable picture I had ever made," and the film won her many accolades and was a big hit at the box office. 80 Minute Silent film with musical accompaniment.

http://www.amazon.com/Reel-Tears-Beverly-Washburn-Story/dp/1593933487

Authors Beverly Washburn & Stephen Michael Shearer
"REEL TEARS: The Beverly Washburn Story" One of Hollywood's most familiar child actors during the 1950s and '60s.

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Stephen+Michael+Shearer+talks+about+his+book%2C+BEAUTIFUL&aq=f

Stephen Michael Shearer in La Jolla, CA (D.G. Wills Bookstore) Nov. 13, 2010