Jerry Stahl
Whether one saw Jerry Stahl as a dark cult-force storyteller or simply a junkie who got lucky, the author and screenplay writer wrote about subjects that fascinated the American public. While Permanent Midnight remained his landmark book, Stahl was writing for television well before he penned that famous autobiography that exposed a starkly personal view of a heroin addict's life. From quirky comedic television to dark crime dramas, Jerry Stahl remained a driven writer whose work reflected a darkly humorous side to the American way of life.