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Stephen B. Armstrong, Ph.D

I am a film historian with numerous publications, including, most recently, the multi-volume series Roger Corman’s New World Pictures (1970-1983): An Oral History, for which I serve as general editor. I am also the author of Paul Bartel: The Life and Films (2017). Pictures About Extremes: The Films of John Frankenheimer (2008) and Andrew V. McLaglen: The Life and Hollywood Career (2011). I also edited John Frankenheimer: Interviews, Essays and Profiles (2013) and director-photographer Steve Carver’s Western Portraits: The Unsung Heroes & Villains of the Silver Screen (2019). A professor of English, I teach creative writing at Utah Tech University in St. George, Utah. In 2013, the university honored me with its Best Teacher award; in 2021, I received the university’s Distinguished Professor award. My most recent book, I Want You Around: The Ramones and the Making of Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (Backbeat Books), is scheduled for release in 2023.

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Roger Corman’s New World Pictures (1970-1983):  An Oral History nominated for 2021 Rondo Award

2021 UT Distinguished Professor Award Winner

March 18, 2021

Release party for Western Portraits: The Unsung Heroes & Villains of the Silver Screen. Autry Museum of the American West, November 19, 2019. I edited the book’s literary content, including essays by Steve Carver and Roger Corman. That’s me in the lower-right corner. Others in the photograph include Robert Carradine, L.Q. Jones, Fred Williamson, Bruce Boxleitner, Johnny Crawford and Jon Savage.

PRAISE FOR STEPHEN B. ARMSTRONG’S BOOKS

Roger Corman’s New World Pictures (1970-1983): An Oral History

“There are some great stories for the reader to discover within these interviews.”—Rod Lott, Bookgasm

Paul Bartel: The Life and Films

“Armstrong has delivered a refreshing, anecdote-filled account of Bartel’s life and work.”—Irv Slifkin, Screen International

Andrew V. McLaglen: The Life and Hollywood Career

“Excellent overview.”—Cowboys & Indians

Pictures About Extremes: The Films of John Frankenheimer

“Worth reading.”—Journal of American Culture

Pictures About Extremes praised by DGA

Roger Corman’s New World Pictures (1970-1983): An Oral History, Vol. 1 & 2, on which I served as general editor nominated for Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award in “Best Book” Category

Bullet Point Editing. 2022.