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Jon Ronson

Bio

JON RONSON is an author, journalist and documentary filmmaker. His books, Them: Adventures With Extremists and The Men Who Stare At Goats were international bestsellers. He’s also the author of two collections of journalistic essays that first appeared in The Guardian: Out Of The Ordinary: True Tales of Everyday Craziness and What I Do: More True Tales of Everyday Craziness.

Ronson has made a number of documentary films including the acclaimed five-part series The Secret Rulers of the World and the multi award-winning Tottenham Ayatollah. His most recent documentaries are Reverend Death, Stanley Kubrick’s Boxes and Robbie Williams and Jon Ronson Journey to the Other Side.

He is a regular contributor to Public Radio International’s “This American Lifeâ€� and presents his own show on BBC Radio 4, “Jon Ronson On...â€�

A native of Cardiff, Wales, Ronson is currently collaborating with Peter Straughan on a screenplay, as well as writing a new book.

Writer- Job Description

A general term for someone who creates a written work, be it a novel, script, screenplay, or teleplay.