Ben Ohmart

Ben Ohmart

Ben Ohmart is an American publisher of media-related biographies and books on old-time radio, films and television through his BearManor Media, located in Albany, Georgia.

Ohmart developed his back list of more than 250 titles after launching BearManor Media in 2001 because of his own frustration with the publishing industry::I started this publishing company in 2001, as a writer. I learned how hard it was to tap into the mainstream market with what is essentially nostalgia fodder. So I published "The Great Gildersleeve" myself. Then I learned something important. I seemed to enjoy the publishing side more than the writing side, so, when I began to get offers to publish other people's work (Jane Kean was one of the first), I began doing what I love full time. It still doesn't seem like work. And I know now that that's the greatest life of all... From there, it just took off. I realized that I enjoy the publishing side more than the writing, so I encouraged others to write more about radio, voice actors and those wonderful supporting players that never really got their due. I mean, I'd rather see a first book on the Ritz Brothers than the 50th book on James Dean.

Ohmart's current and upcoming biographies include "Don Ameche" (with a foreword by John Landis) and books on Shirley Booth and Disney composer Buddy Baker.

External links

* [http://bearmanormedia.bizland.com BearManor Media]
* [http://theohmarts.blogspot.com/ The Ohmarts, personal blog of Ben Ohmart]
* [http://www.frugalfun.com/theatrebooks.html Review: "There's No Business Like Show Business... Was" by Alan Young]


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