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Rupert Smith was born in Washington DC in 1960, and grew up in Surrey.
He has lived in London since 1978. After graduating with a BA in English, he continued his studies at the University of London and in 1986 completed his PhD in theatre history. He is the author of nine novels, under his own name and as James Lear. As a journalist, he has contributed to The Guardian, The Independent on Sunday, The Times, The Los Angeles Times, Radio Times, Time Out, Gay Times and probably some other publications with the word "time" in the title.
Rupert has also written numerous TV tie-in books and biographies, and has various screen projects in development.
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His publications include:
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Fiction:
As Rupert Smith:
I Must Confess (Hamish Hamilton 1998, Cleis Press 2007)
On the Edge (BBC Books 2000)
Fly on the Wall (GMP 2002)
Service Wash (Serpent’s Tail October 2006)
As James Lear:
The Low Road (Zipper 2002)
The Palace of Varieties (Zipper 2003, Cleis Press 2008)
The Back Passage (Cleis Press 2006)
Hot Valley (Cleis Press 2007)
The Secret Tunnel (Cleis Press autumn 2008)
For more information about James Lear, see James Lear's MySpace and Cleis Press .
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Biographies:
Man Enough to be a Woman
(with Jayne County, Serpent’s Tail 1996)
Physique: the Life of John S Barrington
(Serpent’s Tail 1997)
Life’s Not Hollywood, It’s Cricklewood
(with Gary Morecambe, BBC Books 2003)
Lindsay Kemp
(with Lindsay Kemp, Serpent’s Tail, forthcoming)
Awight Now!
(Simon & Schuster 2006) (Michael Barrymore's autobiography, which I edited/ghosted when it was originally commissioned by BBC Books)
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TV tie-in:
The Forsyte Saga Companion
(Granada Books 2002)
Cold Feet: the Complete Companion
(Granada Books 2003)
A Year at Kew
(BBC Books 2004)
EastEnders: 20 Years in Albert Square
(BBC Books 2005)
Strictly Come Dancing
(BBC Books 2005)
The Museum
(BBC Books 2007)
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