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Edward Joseph Funk - Author

Edward Joseph Funk - Author

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 About Edward Funk | Author of Fiction and Non Fiction

Edward J. Funk grew up the fourth child in rural Indiana, graduated from Marquette University, and fought in Viet Nam. He eventually worked in advertising at “Sea World of Florida” in Florida and “The Queen Mary” in Long Beach, California. In 1990 and as a writer, he started his collaboration with actress Loretta Young. What started as a working relationship soon developed into a friendship that grew throughout Miss Young's last decade. At one point she told him that he was her best friend.

Their collaboration gave fruit to a trilogy: “Behind the Door: the Real Story of Loretta Young,” the biography of Miss Young, “Loretta and Me,” the story of the ten year interaction between the author and Miss Young, and “Eavesdropping: Loretta Young Talks about her Movie Years,” Miss Young’s memories of making ninety+ movies from the silent era into the 1550s.

After Miss Young’s death, Mr. Funk went to nursing school and became a RN. He worked on a locked-down pediatric, psychiatric unit for thirteen years.

Then in 2015, fifteen years after Miss Young’s death, these books were freshly rewritten and published for the first time.

Since then, Mr. Funk has embarked on both non-fiction and fiction. The most recent fictional books are set in the rural Indiana of his youth. He plans to continue mining this rich Americana vein. Already available in the Richland / Heartland series: "Christmas Even on Hwy 41" and "A House But Not A Home". Mr. Funk now lives in Indianapolis, IndianaCopyright Tiwanaku LLC Art Literary History & Criticism
Episodes
  • 106 | Loretta Young Reunites with Her Son Peter in Manhattan. His Life Was Falling Apart

    106 | Loretta Young Reunites with Her Son Peter in Manhattan. His Life Was Falling Apart
    Feb 2 2024
    #lorettayoung

    Loretta Young Reunites with Her Son Peter in Manhattan. His Life Was Falling Apart

    Audiobook available now on Audible! Behind the Door: the Real Story of Loretta Young https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Door-Story-Loretta-Trilogy/dp/B0B4VHX8QB/ref=sr_1_1

    My website: https://edwardjfunk.wordpress.com/

    Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Edward-Funk/e/B01AKG4WKM%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

    Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/edwardjfunk

    YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZMWyRig3XH5h8i9zd8rqAw
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    12 mins
  • 105 | When Loretta Young Traveled the World She Took 25 Suitcases

    105 | When Loretta Young Traveled the World She Took 25 Suitcases
    Jan 14 2024
    #lorettayoung

    When Loretta Young Traveled the World She Took 25 Suitcases

    Audiobook available now on Audible! Behind the Door: the Real Story of Loretta Young https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Door-Story-Loretta-Trilogy/dp/B0B4VHX8QB/ref=sr_1_1
    My website: https://edwardjfunk.wordpress.com/
    Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/EdwardFunk/e/B01AKG4WKM%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
    Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/edwardjfunk
    YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZMWyRig3XH5h8i9zd8rqAw
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    9 mins
  • 104 | Loretta Young Humiliated at the Airport

    104 | Loretta Young Humiliated at the Airport
    Jan 8 2024
    Loretta Young Humiliated at the Airport

    Audiobook available now on Audible! Behind the Door: the Real Story of Loretta Young https://www.amazon.com/Behind-Door-Story-Loretta-Trilogy/dp/B0B4VHX8QB/ref=sr_1_1
    My website: https://edwardjfunk.wordpress.com/
    Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/EdwardFunk/e/B01AKG4WKM%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
    Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/edwardjfunk
    YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZMWyRig3XH5h8i9zd8rqAw
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    9 mins
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