S E A N  M I T C H E L L  is a journalist, critic, memoirist and author of the collection Why the News from Hollywood Always Wears a Tan: Profiles, Essays and Encounters. His articles about theatre, film, radio, TV and popular music have appeared frequently in the Los Angeles Times, as well as The New York Times, Los Angeles Magazine, New York Magazine, New York Newsday, Rolling Stone, InStyle, D Magazine and USA Today. He was previously a staff writer at the Los Angeles Herald Examiner and Dallas Times Herald.  

Awards include the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award for excellence in writing about music and the George Jean Nathan Award for distinguished drama criticism.

Born in Bethlehem, Pa., he grew up in Dallas and is a graduate of Brown University and St. Mark’s School of Texas. He lives in Dallas.

contact: seanrileymitchell@mac.com