About the Author

Robert L. Harned was born in Des Moines, Iowa, but grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is a professional research librarian and has worked at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and in several universities and law firms in New York City. He is now retired and resides in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York, with his partner, food journalist, cookbook author, and broadcaster Arthur Schwartz. Robert's interests are family history, film history, Greek and Roman archaeology, and singing. He has recorded four CD albums and also performed in cabaret acts. In 2014, he authored an illustrated biography of his mother, Sally Phipps: Silent Film Star, the daughter of Albert Edward Bogdon. He has since produced five more books.