Robert K. Elder
| Robert K. Elder | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 20, 1976 United States |
| Occupation | Journalist, author, film columnist |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Journalism, film |
Robert K. Elder (born January 20, 1976) is an American journalist, author and film columnist.
During his academic career, Elder ran the campus publication The Oregon Voice. He annotated and archived Ken Kesey's personal papers at the university's Knight Library.
Elder has published in The New York Times, Premiere, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, Salon.com and The Oregonian, among other publications. In the late 1990s, Elder worked for several publications and changed his byline to "Robert K. Elder" after working with another Rob Elder at the San Jose Mercury News.
Elder teaches journalism at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, as well as feature writing and entertainment reporting at Columbia College Chicago. A former member of the Chicago Film Critics Association, Elder has taught film classes at Facets Film School. In 2000, Elder was hired as a staff writer for the Chicago Tribune.
In 2005, Elder edited John Woo: Interviews, the first authoritative English-language chronicle of the life, legacy and career of film director John Woo. He has also contributed to books on poker, comic books, film design and author Neil Gaiman.
In June 2006, Elder debunked the long-believed Chicago legend that Del Close had donated his skull for use as a stage prop to the Goodman Theatre. While Close had willed his skull to the theater to serve as Yorick in productions of Hamlet, the delivery of the skull never happened, due to medical and legal issues, and it was cremated along with the rest of Close's body.
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