Ebony March

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Ebony March is an American-born writer, film director and comedienne.

Her directorial debut, Berrywood (1997), costarred ''Dawson's Creek and Life Unexpected actor Kerr Smith. She later directed projects starring Dallas'' ingenue Charlene Tilton and also scream-queen Kat Lester, known as the "Lady in Lavender" in Phantasm. March has appeared in bit parts in each of her films.

Literary Pursuits

March's debut book, 1933 , was released in April 2010. She began writing the collection of poetry at the age of nineteen and completed it just months after her 33rd birthday. The book was released in tandem with Before, When We Were Libertines which is a collection of provocative, adult-themed short stories. In January 2011, it was announced that March's third book and second collection of poetry, Watch Me Slowly Go Insane would be released in late February/early March.

Journalism

In January 2000, writer became subject when Citysearch.com published a feature about March. The piece was written by Karen Gladstone and appeared in the "New York Stories" section of the site. Recent years have seen March make a career shift into journalism. She has held freelance producer assignments at KABC-TV in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times, was a freelance photo editor at Getty Images, a red-carpet reporter for Us Weekly and was a blogger for the Westside Eclectic in Santa Monica (a comedy theater similar to the Upright Citizens Brigade) from 2007-2009. She also attended classes and performed at the theater. As a journalist, March has interviewed an overwhelming who's-who of talent:
  • Mo'Nique
  • Michel Gondry
  • Jesse Metcalfe
  • John Travolta
  • Jack Black
  • Zac Efron
  • Adrian Grenier
  • Alessandro Nivola
  • Adrien Brody
  • Romain Duris
  • Adam Brody
  • Jessica Alba
  • Chaka Khan
  • Kirsten Dunst
  • Nicole Ari Parker
  • Keira Knightley
  • Dakota Fanning
  • James Franco
  • Kristen Stewart
  • Kevin Spacey
  • Jake Paltrow
  • Davis Guggenheim
  • Josh Hartnett
  • Alan Alda
  • Samuel L. Jackson
  • Diane Keaton
  • Christian Bale
  • Douglas Smith
  • Steve Zahn
  • Jesse Eisenberg
  • Werner Herzog
  • Nick Swardson
  • Chris Evans
  • Rod Lurie
  • Boris Kodjoe
  • Amber Riley
  • Soledad O'Brien
  • El Debarge
  • Roman Coppola
  • Wes Anderson
  • Brett Ratner
  • Ben Kweller
  • Ben Lee
  • Sarah Polley
  • Moshe Kasher
  • Ryan Reynolds
  • Justin Long
  • Katie Holmes
  • Daniel Waters
  • Jonathan Tucker
  • Lauren Velez
  • Eisley
  • Kate Hudson
  • Jamie Kennedy
  • Drew Barrymore
  • Rachael Taylor
  • James McAvoy
  • Kyle Richards
  • Christopher Walken
  • Emile Hirsch
  • Dizzee Rascal
  • Lexy Benaim of Harlem Shakes
  • Nate Donmoyer of Passion Pit
  • Graham Wright of Tokyo Police Club
  • Steve Schiltz of Longwave
  • Michelle Pfeiffer
  • Colin Hanks
  • Matthew Goode
  • Daniel Craig
  • Jamie Bell
  • Emma Stone
  • Dominic Cooper
  • Ethan Hawke
  • Sunshine Anderson
  • Joachim Trier
  • Mila Kunis
  • Leonardo DiCaprio
  • Mindy Cohn
  • Julien Temple
  • Ricki Lake
  • Jane Campion
  • Gossip Girl creator Josh Schwartz
  • Stuart Townsend
  • Kevin Kline
  • Jason Statham
  • Guy Ritchie
  • Clark Duke
  • James Marsden
  • Paul Schneider
  • Queen Latifah
  • Anne Hathaway
  • Jeremy Davies
  • Darius McCrary
  • Jeremy London
  • AnnaLynne McCord
  • Ledisi
  • Mike Judge
  • Ben Whishaw
  • Becca Popkin of War Tapes
  • Cast of Community (TV Series)
  • Dave Foley of The Kids in the Hall
  • Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon

    • Education

    During the late 1990s, March attended Film / Video Arts where she received instruction from then-unknown filmmaker Dylan Kidd (who later directed Roger Dodger) as well as cinematographer Joaquin Baca-Asay. She is a board-certified natural healthcare practitioner who also holds a certification in Financial Management from Cornell University and is certified in Sustainable Energy by Stanford University.

    Early Years

    While living in New York, March had a two-year stint as a makeup artist. She worked for fashion photographers Lara Rossignol and Shoji Van Kuzumi. In 1998, Rossignol shot March for the cover of sportswear giant Reebok's Foot Locker promotional catalog. After moving to Los Angeles, March took a job working for a celebrity answering service in West Hollywood, CA. She provided clerical duties and answered the personal home phone lines for a number of notable people including Denzel Washington, Sylvester Stallone, Eddie Murphy, Brett Ratner, Antoine Fuqua, Sherry Lansing, Stephen Stills of Crosby, Stills and Nash and Jack Nicholson.

    Television Appearances

    To date, March has appeared on numerous television programs including MTV's 12 Angry Viewers and Subterranean , Comedy Central's Beat the Geeks and CBS's venerable news magazine, 60 Minutes. She was part of a panel interviewed by the late Ed Bradley regarding sex education in U.S. schools.

    External links

  • Official Web site
  • Ebony March's Blog
  • Ebony March's official Facebook page (NOT affiliated with any other "Ebony March" profiles)
  • 1933 by Ebony March
  • Ebony March on the Spike Spillberg Radio Show
  • Ebony March's article featured on Fox Searchlight.com

    • References

    Category:African American poets Category:Living people Category:Feminists Category:African American writers

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