David Del Valle

David Del Valle is a journalist, columnist, film historian, and radio and television commentator on the horror, science-fiction, cult and fantasy film genres.

Career

Since leaving San Francisco State University in 1974, Del Valle has been a contributor to magazines internationally and has been interviewed by the BBC, A&E Network, Channel 4 (London) and The Sci-Fi Channel.[1] He appeared in It Conquered Hollywood! (2001), an American Movie Classics compilation of clips and documentary about American International Pictures.[2] He was also the host of an interview with Vincent Price in 1988.[3]

In addition to the Vincent Price interview, Del Valle produced and hosted a series of TV interviews entitled Sinister Image. His guests included actor Cameron Mitchell and director Russ Meyer. A compilation was released on home video as Cult People.[4]

Del Valle writes an internet column on film history, Camp David, for FilmsInReview.com.

His print articles and interviews have appeared in such publications as Cinefantastique, Scarlet Street, Cult Movies, Fangoria, Films and Filming (Del Valle was American correspondent for this British magazine from 1983–1987), Video Watchdog, The Dark Side (UK), Fantastyka (France) and L’Ecran Fantastique (France) both of which he was the American correspondent.

David Del Valle also completed a year as a radio host in Palm Springs in an entertainment-oriented program working three hours of airtime on AM and the Internet. Del Valle also wrote a trilogy of books, beginning with Lost Horizons Beneath The Hollywood Sign, Six Reels Under, and Del Valley of the Dolls, consisting of essays from his 25 years as a Hollywood agent and correspondent observing show business.

References
  1. David Del Valle Biography at FilmsInReview.com
  2. It Conquered Hollywood! The Story of American International Pictures at Internet Movie Database
  3. Vincent Price: The Sinister Image at Internet Movie Database
  4. Cult People at Internet Movie Database
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