48 - Glen Plaskin
Episode description
Part of the book landscape includes the work of ghostwriters. My guest in this episode is Glen Plaskin, America’s Premiere Ghostwriter and celebrity interviewer.
Glen studied to become a classical pianist, but his life took a turn when he spent several years writing the biography of the famous classical pianist Vladimir Horowitz. The success of his book led him into his career as a writer. He has interviewed a vast array of celebrities and politicians for profile articles in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Cosmopolitan, US Weekly. His interview subjects have included such figures as Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Harrison Ford, Audrey Hepburn, Paul Newman, Nancy Reagan, Calvin Klein, Sylvester Stallone, Bette Midler, Betty White, Shirley MacLaine, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Dolly Parton, Barbara Walters, Diane Sawyer, Oprah Winfrey, Bill Gates, and Senator Edward Kennedy. He has also ghostwritten books for CEOs, celebrities, and that includes memoirs.
We talk about how he got into ghostwriting, and he shares stories from some of his most interesting and memorable celebrity interviews. Have a listen and find out who were his favourite famous interviewees!
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