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12 Facts About Danny Peary

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Dannis Peary was born on August 8,1949 and is an American film critic and sports writer.

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Danny Peary has written and edited many books on cinema and sports-related topics.

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Danny Peary is most famous for his book Cult Movies, which spawned two sequels, Cult Movies 2 and Cult Movies 3 and are all credited for providing more public interest in the cult movie phenomenon.

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Danny Peary is the brother of film critic, columnist, actor, and documentary filmmaker Gerald Peary.

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Danny Peary worked as a film critic for the Daily Cardinal student newspaper.

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Danny Peary followed it up with Cult Movies 2 in 1983 and Cult Movies 3 in 1989.

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Danny Peary wrote Guide for the Film Fanatic, reviewing a wider range of films.

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Never dismissive, Danny Peary celebrates these films for their unique qualities and their advocacy of outsider voices.

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Danny Peary is a fan of the subversive and the humanistic and the books are essential reading for anyone interested in what lies just outside the bounds of the canon.

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Danny Peary has co-authored books with Major League baseball player-sportscasters Ralph Kiner and Tim McCarver; writer Tom Clavin; Olympic gold medalist and cancer survivor Shannon Miller on her memoir; and Muhammad Ali's daughter Hana Ali on a book about the origins of her father's greatest quotes.

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Danny Peary has edited sports books including Baseball Immortal Derek Jeter: A Career in Quotes and Jackie Robinson in Quotes: The Remarkable Life of Baseball's Most Significant Player.

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Danny Peary was a writer for the nationally syndicated sports-interview TV show The Tim McCarver Show.