Most Recent: November 8, 2017
Harry Northup has had ten books of poetry published, the last one being Where Bodies Again Recline (Cahuenga Press). He received his B.A. in English from C.S.U.N., where he studied Verse with Ann Stanford. Northup has made a living as an actor for thirty-four years, acting in thirty-seven films, including Taxi Driver (1976 Palme d'Or winner at Cannes), Over the Edge (starring role) & The Silence of the Lambs (1991 Oscar winner for Best Picture). He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Lewis MacAdams, in the L.A. Weekly, wrote, "Northup is the poet laureate of east Hollywood." Harry is married to poet Holly Prado.