Christopher McKittrick
Christopher McKittrick is the author of Vera Miles: The Hitchcock Blonde Who Got Away (University Press of Kentucky, 2025), the first book about the Hollywood star of classic films like The Searchers (1956), The Wrong Man (1956), Psycho (1960) and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962). He is also the author of books about popular music, including, Howling to the Moonlight on a Hot Summer Night: The Tale of the Stray Cats (Backbeat Books, 2024), Can't Give It Away on Seventh Avenue: The Rolling Stones and New York City (Post Hill Press, 2019), and Somewhere You Feel Free: Tom Petty and Los Angeles (Post Hill Press, 2020). McKittrick has appeared on HLN's How It Really Happened and Fox News Digital and is a regular contributor on podcasts and radio programs concerning film, music and pop culture. In addition to writing, McKittrick has worked in several roles in the entertainment industry, including as the U.S. editor of Creative Screenwriting, the premier screenwriting resource, and as the director of operations of the Visual Effects Society, the global professional honorary society representing visual effects practitioners in the entertainment industry.
