Background
Thomas, William Karl was born on January 25, 1933 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States. Son of Erle Carter Thomas and Katherine Ida (Schmidt) Wilson.
(A novel about three women who survived massacres and rape...)
A novel about three women who survived massacres and rape during The Korean War, and their intimate relationship with an American GI dealing with his own demons from his failed marriage to his unfaithful stateside wife to his contentious relationship with his bigoted military boss.
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2007
(Lenny Bruce was the most controversial comedian of the 20...)
Lenny Bruce was the most controversial comedian of the 20th century, and William Karl Thomas was his only writing collaborator, a collaboration that lasted ten years from before Bruce’s rise to international fame until the night he died. Together they crafted the milestone comedy material in Bruce’s pioneering first three comedy albums, wrote three screenplays too controversial to ever make it to the screen, and fought the good fight for First Amendment Rights in which Bruce’s trials have become milestone court cases. Before there was a George Carlin or a Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce paved the way for a performer to tell the truth about sex, politics, and religion, but he did so at the cost of political, religious, and police harassment, and he did so with his mother, Sally Marr, his manager who was the first to recognize his talents, Frank Ray Perelli, and his collaborator, William Karl Thomas as his only allies who hung in from beginning to end. Thomas’ poignant memoir of their story (in the words of The Manchester Guardian) “reads like a Bogart script” and is illustrated by his photography from Bruce’s album covers and stills from his cinematography of their film pilots. If you love Hollywood’s Golden Era and how creative and courageous minds work, you gotta love this torrid twisted tale of “Lenny Bruce: The Making of a Prophet.” In addition to this memoir, Thomas’ biographical works include “The Genteel Poor,” a childhood memoir of growing up in the Gulf Coast town that Tennessee Williams lived in and wrote about and which Hurricane Katrina almost obliterated in 2005. Also a biography, “A Place For Us,” the inspiring story of Wendy Wolf, a polio survivor whose life illustrates the challenges of opportunity and acceptance people with disabilities face and the triumphs and successes this extraordinary woman achieved. Thomas' work spans the high points of the 20th century, even his fiction which is noted for its historical accuracy and includes “The Josan and the Jee,” a Korean war novel; “Cleo,” a civil rights era novel; The Piano Man, about a colorful collection of entertainers and hedonistic fun lovers in New Orleans French Quarter during the 1950's; and “Hollywood Tales from the Outer Fringe,” an anthology of 12 short stories about the little people in 1950's Hollywood who serve the 'A' list celebrities. His latest work, “Immortal,” is a science fiction trilogy laid a millennium into the future when three alien archeologists attempt to determine how humanity self destructed themselves and their planet and review the turning points of human evolution and earth’s civilizations. Details and excerpts of all his work can be found on Amazon.com and the publisher’s website; http://www.mediamaestro.net/books.htm.
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(A novel about a beautiful and talented black female journ...)
A novel about a beautiful and talented black female journalist who is an intimate friend of black entertainment and political celebrities during the turbulent civil rights era in the 1950's and 1960's. Her professional and private life takes a quantum leap when she crosses paths with a cynical but equally talented white male publicist.
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(William Karl Thomas’ career brought him in contact with ‘...)
William Karl Thomas’ career brought him in contact with ‘A’ list celebrities and the armies of ‘little people’ who served them. This anthology of twelve short stories reveals the intimate relationship between the two set against a historically accurate 1950's-1960's background.
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Thomas, William Karl was born on January 25, 1933 in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, United States. Son of Erle Carter Thomas and Katherine Ida (Schmidt) Wilson.
Student, Los Angeles Community College, 1960. Student, University Southern California, 1960.
Screenwriter Frank Ray Perelli Productions, Los Angeles, 1955-1956. Screenwriter, cinematographer Lenny Bruce Prdons., 1956-1966. Industrial film producer SOKA Enterprises, 1966-1978.
Cinematographer, consultant Media Maestro, Tucson, since 1978. Pianist Chez When Lounge, New Orleans, 1951-1953. Advisor/glamour photographer various magazines, agencies, Los Angeles, 1957-1978.
Publicist Sam Wall Associates, Los Angeles, 1957-1958. Public relations specialist, Libby Clark Associates, Los Angeles, 1958-1969, University Southern California Medical Center, 1970-1978. Consultant various university and film producers, Tucson, 1978-1990.
(A novel about three women who survived massacres and rape...)
2007(Lenny Bruce was the most controversial comedian of the 20...)
(A novel about a beautiful and talented black female journ...)
(William Karl Thomas’ career brought him in contact with ‘...)
With United States Air Force, 1953-1957, Korea, England.
Married Orrie Elizabeth Floyd, January 27, 1951 (div. June 1955).