Cathy Griffin

Cathy Griffin is one of the most notable writers and researchers in the business. As syndicated columnist Liz Smith's West Coast Editor for over a dozen years, Cathy contributed diverse items and interviews with Hollywood's A-listers. During this time, her own columns appeared in LA Confidential, Beverly Hills 213, and Australia's New Idea Magazine, where she was the Los Angeles Bureau Chief for a decade. She was also Editor-at-Large for Life and Style Magazine. DIRTY, SEXY, MONEY: The Unauthorized Biography of Kris Jenner is Cathy's second book. CROWNING GLORY: Reflections of Hollywood's Favorite Confidant, the memoirs of famed hairstylist to the stars, Sydney Guilaroff, was published by GPG Publishing. For over three decades, expert biographers of literary narrative nonfiction have relied on Cathy's unique background as a journalist and licensed private detective. She has contributed research, interviews, and storytelling strategies for 24 book titles, 17 of which are national bestsellers, written by internationally acclaimed biographers. They include J. Randy Taraborrelli, whose Jackie, Janet and Lee: The Secret Lives of Janet Auchincloss & Her Daughters Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis & Lee Radziwill (St. Martin's Press, January 2018) was an instant New York Times bestseller. In 1993, Cathy persuaded movie star Elizabeth Taylor to grant unprecedented access to her famous friends for a one-hour documentary for the Arts and Entertainment's "Biography" series. The documentary, which Cathy wrote and produced, earned the cable network its largest ratings at the time. Her producing credits include segments for Extra, Hard Copy, A Current Affair, Geraldo Rivera's Now It Can Be Told, ABC's Prime Time Live and The Montel Williams Show, Cathy has appeared as a celebrity correspondent on Entertainment Tonight, CNN, MSNBC, CBS, FOX, and E! Entertainment. She lives in Los Angeles. Her website can be found here: www.cathygriffintheauthor.com