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Betty Jo Tucker
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Location:
Pueblo, CO
E-Mail:
bettyjo@reeltalkreviews.com
Website:
http://www.BettyJoTucker.com
Biography:
Because of a passion for film, Betty Jo and her husband Larry see over 200 movies a year. A retired college dean, she currently serves as editor/lead critic for ReelTalk Movie Reviews and writes film commentary for the Colorado Senior Beacon.
Betty Jo also hosts "Movie Addict Headquarters" on BlogTalkRadio, and her online course, "The Reel Deal: Writing about Movies," is offered through the Long Story Short School of Writing.
While serving as Dean of Humanities at San Diego Mesa College, Betty Jo supervised expansion of the film studies curriculum, designed an “Exploring Human Values through Film” course, coordinated the “Reel To Real Film Forum” program, and performed with the Mesa Musical Comedy Touring Troupe.
Betty Jo, who belongs to the Online Film Critics Society and is a founding member of the San Diego Film Critics’ Society, is a published author. Her two movie related books, CONFESSIONS OF A MOVIE ADDICT and SUSAN SARANDON: A TRUE MAVERICK, have received rave reviews from film fans and critics alike. The Sarandon book received Honorable Mention in the Wild Card section of the 2007 New York Book Festival. CONFESSIONS OF A MOVIE ADDICT won First Place in the memoir category at the Royal Dragonfly Book Awards contest.
The E-Book version of IT HAD TO BE US, a romantic memoir Betty Jo co-authored with her husband (under the pseudonyms of Harry & Elizabeth Lawrence) was honored at the 2006 Hollywood Book Festival as the winner in the E-Book category, and an expanded Kindle version is now available on Amazon.com.
For more information, please visit Betty Jo's personal Website at http://www.BettyJoTucker.com.
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