Biography
Gay Talese is an American writer. As a journalist for The New York Times and Esquire magazine during the 1960s, Talese helped to define literary journalism.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Radical Wolfe
2023
as Self
With a distinctive style all his own, author and journalist Tom Wolfe reshapes how American stories are told.
The Booksellers
2020
as Self
What once seemed like an esoteric world now seems essential to our culture: the community of rare book dealers and collectors who, in their love of th...
Breslin and Hamill: Deadline Artists
2018
as Self
Directors Jonathan Alter, John Block and Steve McCarthy bring New York columnists Jimmy Breslin and Pete Hamill’s courageous writing to life, celebrat...
Post Truth Times
2018
Voyeur
2017
as Self
Legendary journalist Gay Talese unmasks a motel owner who spied on his guests for decades. But his bombshell story soon becomes a scandal of its own.
Page One: Inside the New York Times
2011
as Self
Unprecedented access to the New York Times newsroom yields a complex view of the transformation of a media landscape fraught with both peril and oppor...
Sex Stars
1976
as Self
Sex star gives an explosive behind the scenes view of the people who make sexual fantasies come true on the silver screen. Sex Stars is the first fea...
Honor Thy Father
1973
Novel
Joseph Bologna stars as Bill Bonanno in this made-for-television adaptation of the controversial bestseller from Gay Talese, chronicling the rise of N...