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Tom Santopietro

Biography

Tom Santopietro

Tom Santopietro is the author of THE SOUND OF MUSIC STORY, BARBARA COOK: Then and Now, THE GODFATHER EFFECT, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING BARBRA, CONSIDERING DORIS DAY (A New York Times Editor's Choice) and SINATRA IN HOLLYWOOD. A frequent media commentator and interviewer, he lectures on classic films, and over the past 30 years has managed more than two dozen Broadway shows.

Tom Santopietro

Books by Tom Santopietro

Why To Kill a Mockingbird Matters: What Harper Lee's Book and the Iconic American Film Mean to Us Today
by Tom Santopietro - Literary Criticism, Nonfiction, Performing Arts

Tom Santopietro traces the writing of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, the impact of the Pulitzer Prize, and investigates the claims that Lee’s book is actually racist. Here for the first time is the full behind-the-scenes story regarding the creation of the 1962 film, one that entered the American consciousness in a way that few other movies ever have. From the earliest casting sessions to the Oscars and the 50th anniversary screening at the White House, Santopietro examines exactly what makes the movie and Gregory Peck’s unforgettable performance as Atticus Finch so captivating.