Jeff Burlingame
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| Jeff Burlingame | |
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| Born | June 14, 1971 Aberdeen, Washington |
| Occupation | Author |
| Period | 1997- |
| Genres | Nonfiction |
| Notable work(s) | Kurt Cobain: Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind Malcolm X: I Believe in the Brotherhood of Man, All Men |
| Notable award(s) | New York Public Library as a Book for the Teen Age 2007 Kurt Cobain: Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind – Author; Nominee, 2011 NAACP Image Awards |
Jeff Burlingame (born June 14, 1971, in Aberdeen, Washington) is an American author of several books, and the executive director and co-founder of the Kurt Cobain Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to memorializing the late Nirvana frontman in his hometown of Aberdeen.
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[edit] Writing career
Jeff Burlingame began his professional writing career as a general assignment reporter for The Willapa Harbor Herald newspaper in Raymond, Washington. He moved to The Daily World in 1997, becoming the Aberdeen paper's arts and entertainment editor shortly thereafter. In that capacity, he won numerous awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. In 2006, Burlingame became a copy editor for The News Tribune in Tacoma.
Later that year, Burlingame’s first book, Kurt Cobain: Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind, was published. The book won recognition from the New York Public Library as a Book for the Teen Age in 2007,[1] and received rave reviews from publications across the United States. Following the success of his first book, Burlingame began working as a full-time author. In the years since, he has written more than a dozen other books, including an unauthorized biography of Malcolm X, which was nominated for a coveted NAACP Image Award, alongside the works of Walter Dean Myers, Sharon Draper, Rita Williams-Garcia, and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
[edit] Kurt Cobain Memorial Foundation
In 2004, Burlingame, along with Aberdeen City Councilman Paul Fritts, founded the nonprofit Kurt Cobain Memorial Foundation (formerly the Kurt Cobain Memorial Committee) to honor the late rock legend in his hometown.[2] In 2005, the group installed a large sign reading "Welcome to Aberdeen: Come As You Are" at the east entrance to town.[3] The committee's future goals include a youth center and low-key memorial park.[3][4] In September 2007, the foundation held its first rock concert, Lounge Acts, which drew hundreds of Nirvana fans across the globe. The event has been held each year since, growing larger each time.
[edit] Bibliography
- Burlingame, Jeff (2006). Kurt Cobain: Oh Well, Whatever, Nevermind. Hardback ISBN 978-0766024267; Paperback ISBN 978-0766032552
- Burlingame, Jeff (2008). Hillary Clinton: A Life in Politics. ISBN 978-0766028920
- Burlingame, Jeff (2008). Edgar Allan Poe: Deep Into That Darkness Peering. ISBN 978-0766030206
- Burlingame, Jeff (2009). Jesse James: I Will Never Surrender. ISBN 978-0766033535
- Burlingame, Jeff (2010). Aerosmith: Walk This Way. ISBN 978-0766032361
- Burlingame, Jeff (2010). Malcolm X: I Believe in the Brotherhood of Man, All Men. (Nominee, 2011 NAACP Image Awards)
- Burlingame, Jeff (2010). John Lennon: Imagine. ISBN 9780766036758
- Burlingame, Jeff (2010). Avril Lavigne: Celebrity with Heart. ISBN 9780766034075
- Burlingame, Jeff (2011). Jesse Owens: I Always Loved Running. ISBN 9780766034976
- Burlingame, Jeff (2012). Government Entitlements. ISBNs: 9781608704910 (print); 9781608706433 (e-book)
- Burlingame, Jeff (2012). Prisons: Rehabilitate or Severely Punish? ISBN 9781608704934
- Burlingame, Jeff (2011). Taylor Swift: Music Superstar. ISBN 9780766038707
- Burlingame, Jeff (2012). Titanic Tragedy. ISBNs: 9781608704507 (print); 9781608707225 (e-book)
[edit] References
- ^ New York library selects Cobain book for honor, The Daily World (Aberdeen, WA), March 31, 2007, http://thedailyworld.com/articles/2007/03/31/local_news/08news.txt
- ^ Monica Guzman (April 8, 2009), Cobain legacy still evolving 15 years after suicide, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, http://www.seattlepi.com/pop/404942_cobain08.html, retrieved 2009-12-27
- ^ a b Gil Kaufman (April 11, 2005), ‘Come As You Are’ to Cobain’s hometown, MTV, http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1499876/04112005/nirvana.jhtml, retrieved 2009-12-27
- ^ Patrick Oppmann (April 8, 2009), Kurt Cobain remembered 15 years after his death, CNN, http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/08/kurt.cobain.anniversary/index.html?iref=newssearch, retrieved 2009-12-27
