James Ursini is an American writer living in Los Angeles, and an English teacher at John Marshall High School. He received his Master's Degree in Theater Arts and a Doctorate in Film in 1975 from UCLA. He was born on May 10, 1947, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He has written and/or edited over a dozen books?most with Alain Silver and two with Dominique Mainon. He is noted for his work on film noir with Alain Silver He has also done director studies on David Lean, Robert Aldrich, Preston Sturges, and Roger Corman and numerous DVD commentaries for Warner Bros., 20th Century-Fox, and the Criterion Collection. He has also produced several features and short documentaries as well as appearing in documentaries on film noir. 

May 10th, 1947 in Pittsburgh (Age 77)