Mark Kearney lives in London, Ont. and recently retired from teaching writing and journalism at Western University for more than 30 years. He continues to write and has written books, magazine articles and humour pieces in his career. Mark grew up in Pickering, Ontario. He graduated with a BA in journalism from the University of Western Ontario and has been a professional writer since 1977. His work has appeared in some 80 publications in North America, and he has co-written 10 books, four of which are bestsellers, and contributed to three other books. Mark, who is known as one of Canada's "Trivia Guys", has written on everything from actors to zebra mussels. He has won several awards for his writing and his teaching. His latest book, Al Christie: Hollywood's Forgotten Film Pioneer, was nominated by the Theater Library Association (of New York) for the annual 2023 Richard Wall Memorial Award.