Iceberg Slim (1918-1992) was a controversial African-American author of urban fiction who wrote about the dark side of life on the streets during the 1960s and 1970s. A documentary on this best-selling writer's life is in the works and is being produced by actor-rapper-writer Ice-T and his manager Jorge Hinojosa. Yesterday, I received the following request from researcher and PBS producer Kate Coe:For a documentary film about genre novelist Iceberg Slim, a.k.a. Robert Beck, I'm turning to you. I'm looking for yearbooks from Wendell Phillips High School from 1933 to 1936. Iceberg Slim, born Robert Lee Maupin, graduated from the school at 15 around 1935 or maybe 34.I can't help, but maybe someone out there can. If you have or know someone else who has old Wendell Phillips High School yearbooks from those years, please contact Kate at katecoeclips at gmail dot com. The production company only needs to scan the material, but will will pay to either buy or rent the books.
Chicago Bloggers please cross post! Someone has those yearbooks!
Recommended reading:
Tribute to Iceberg Slim
Wikipedia article on Iceberg Slim
Photo Credit: The Black Library
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Harold, Many thanks for visiting and for the tip. The book looks fascinating, albeit expensive. Wish I could get it. Any chance it might be coming out at a price closer to my budget? If you have read the book and would like to do a review in a guest blog post, please let me know. Thanks again!
PR - You are very kind! Thanks so much for stopping by. I look forward to begin posting again in September.
I am also working on the same project for Iceberg Slim with Jorge Hinojosa. I am looking for 1st edition, original copies of these books written by Robert Beck aka Iceberg Slim.
Long White Con-1977
Airtight Willie& Me-1979
The Naked Soul of Iceberg Slim-1971
If you have any info or leads to these books, please email me at: Nasbah7@gmail.com
Not looking for reprints. The reprinted copies would be Silver or Gold paperback books.
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