Foster Hirsch is the author of 16 books on subjects related to theatre and film. A native of California, Hirsch received his
B.A. from
Stanford University and holds
M.F.A,
M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from
Columbia University. Hirsch joined the English department of
Brooklyn College in 1967, and in 1973 became one of the first professors to join the school's newly established film department. He has also been associated with the
Pine Bluff Film Festival since its inception in 1994.
Selected books
The Hollywood Epic (1979)
Film Noir: The Dark Side of the Screen (Da Capo Press, 1983)
A Method to Their Madness: The History of the Actors Studio (
W. W. Norton, 1984)