About the Author
Robert Niemi, PhD, is professor of En glish and American Studies at St. Michael’s
College, Colchester, Vermont. He is the author of History in the Media: Film and Tele-
vi sion (ABC- CLIO, 2006), Inspired by True Events: An Illustrated Guide to More Than
500 History- Based Films (ABC- CLIO, 2013), and Robert Altman: Hollywood Maverick
(Columbia University Press, 2016).