Mary Claire Kendall

Mary Claire Kendall is a Washington-based writer and producer, with a special focus on Hollywood. Her book, "Oasis: Conversion Stories of Hollywood Legends," was published in April 2015. In 2012-13, she transformed the manuscript for "William 'Bill' Walton: A Charmed Life," about a Kennedy confidante who changed the face of Washington, published in 2013. Currently, she is working on several books, including a sequel to "Oasis" and one about Hemingway. She is also producing and hosting an interview show about Hollywood legends, for which four episodes have been filmed, and has other film & TV projects in development. She has been published in Forbes, where she was a regular columnist in 2012 and 2013; Breitbart, where she was a regular columnist in 2014; Fox.com, The Daily Caller, The Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Washington Examiner, The Weekly Standard, Washington Times, San Francisco Examiner, NY Daily News, New York Post, Newport Life Magazine, National Catholic Register, Catholic New World, and Our Sunday Visitor, among other venues. She has done numerous TV, radio and other public appearances, most recently to discuss her book "Oasis." Starting in November 2012, Mary Claire took time away from her writing for several months to spearhead the "Friends of President Reagan's Chicago Home," a cause she wrote about in many national publications. She was formally elected President by the Board of Directors on March 4, 2013. A graduate of Wellesley College, Mary Claire served as a political appointee in the Administrations of Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, at the Departments of Education (1987-88) and Health and Human Services (1989-93), respectively, as a speechwriter, policy analyst and representative spearheading various initiatives. www.maryclairecinema.com