In Praise of a Redhead

Author Biography

• Richard Stratton

  Richard Stratton began his career in the film industry as a writer and line producer on the TV documentary, Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson. His other documentary film credits include Prisoners of the War on Drugs, The Execution Machine: Texas Death Row, Thug Life in D.C., which won an Emmy in 1999, and Gladiator Days: Anatomy of a Prison Murder. Stratton served as technical consultant on the first season of HBO’s dramatic prison TV series, Oz. His feature film work includes writing and producing the 1998 film, Slam, which won the Grand Jury prize at Sundance and the Camera d’Or at Cannes. He recently completed an adaptation of Edward Bunker’s novel, Dog Eat Dog, which he is directing. Stratton’s fiction and journalism have appeared in numerous magazines including GQ, Esquire, Details, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Spin, Penthouse, Playboy and Story Magazine. Nation Books published his latest book, Altered States of America, in October, 2005. Stratton is the former Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the world-renowned High Times magazine, which celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2009. He is also the founding editor and publisher of the award-winning magazine, Prison Life. He currently lives in New York City with his wife Antoinette and son Ivan.