Rummel, Jack 1950-

PERSONAL:

Born March 24, 1950, in Austin, TX; son of Emmett (an engineer) and Mary (a teacher) Rummel; married Ann Lowe. Ethnicity:"German-Scot." Education: University of Texas at Austin, B.A.

ADDRESSES:

Home—1316 West St., Silver City, NM 88041.

CAREER:

Writer and editor. Worked for publishers inNew York, NY, 1980-84; founder and operator of a writing, editing, and consulting business, 1984.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Citation among "best books of 1989," New York Public Library, for Muhammad Ali;fellow of New Jersey Council on the Arts, 1991.

WRITINGS:

Muhammad Ali (juvenile), introductory essay by Coretta Scott King, Chelsea House Publishers (New York, NY), 1988, published with additional text by Gloria Blakely as Muhammad Ali, Heavyweight Champion, 2005.

Langston Hughes (juvenile), introductory essay byCoretta Scott King, Chelsea House Publishers (New York, NY), 1988, published with additional text by Heather Lehr Wagner as Langston Hughes: Poet, 2005.

Malcolm (juvenile), Chelsea House Publishers (New York, NY), 1989, revised edition published asMalcolm X: Militant Black Leader, 2005.

Mexico (juvenile), Chelsea House Publishers (New York, NY), 1990.

The U.S. Marine Corps, Chelsea House Publishers (New York, NY), 1990.

Robert Oppenheimer: Dark Prince (juvenile), Facts on File (New York, NY), 1992.

(With Mac Rebennack) Dr. John: Under a Hoodoo Moon, the Life of the Night Tripper(autobiography of Rebennack; also known as Dr. John), St. Martin's Press (New York, NY), 1994.

Philadelphia (juvenile), St. Martin's Griffin (New York, NY), 1995.

Frida Kahlo: A Spiritual Biography, Crossroad Publishing (New York, NY), 2000.

(Editor) Duffy Littlejohn, Lonesome Whistle (short stories), Zephyr Rhoades Press (Silver City, NM), 2002.

African-American Social Leaders and Activists, Facts on File (New York, NY), 2003.

Editor of more than 100 books. Contributor to reference books published by Thomson Gale and others. Contributor to magazines, including Elle, and to newspapers in the United States and elsewhere.

ADAPTATIONS:

Rummel's 1988 biography of Malcolm X was adapted by Schlessinger Video Productions as the video cassette Malcolm X, Militant Black Leader, released by Library Video in 1992.