Brian Jay Jones
- January 4, 2024
- Biographer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Brian Jay Jones |
| Occupation | Biographer |
| Date Of Birth | Aug 1, 1967(1967-08-01) |
| Age | 57 |
| Birthplace | Kansas City |
| Country | United States |
| Horoscope | Leo |
Brian Jay Jones Biography
| Name | Brian Jay Jones |
| Birthday | Aug 1 |
| Birth Year | 1967 |
| Place Of Birth | Kansas City |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Leo |
Brian Jay Jones is one of the most popular and richest Biographer who was born on August 1, 1967 in Kansas City, United States. Brian Jay Jones (born August 1st 1967) is an American biographer, with a focus on American pop icons of culture. He was the former president of the Biographers International Organization.
In September of 2013, Jones published Jim Henson: The Biography, the first complete biographies about Muppet the creator Jim Henson. The book was praised for its excellence by the Kirkus Review, and described as “masterful” by Kirkus Reviews, Jim Henson was a New York Times bestseller, and won an award in 2013: the Goodreads Choice Award for Best History & Biography, as in addition to being chosen as a result of CNN viewers as the “Favorite Book of 2013.”. Jim Henson’s longtime friend Frank Oz publicly praised the book, stating “Brian Jay Jones has captured the layers of Jim’s genius and humanity, as well as the flaws that made Jim, like all of us, so delightfully imperfect. Jim needed this book to be written,” and lifelong Muppet enthusiast Neil Patrick Harris called it “an absolute must-read!” It was named an “Book of the Year” by Bookpage The book was nominated as a finalist for the Plutarch Award for the best biography of 2013.
In May 2019, Dutton published Jones’ biography of children’s author Dr. Seuss, Becoming Dr. Seuss: Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination. The book was praised by NPR as “nuanced, profoundly human, and painstakingly researched,” and received positive notices in the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post.
Jones has been a member of Biographers International Organization (BIO) which is a non-profit group that was founded to advance the artistic and technical aspects of biographies, since its beginning in 2009. In 2012 Jones was elected vice-president of the organization. Then, the following year, he received appointed to the position of BIO’s president.
Brian Jay Jones Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Biographer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Brian Jay Jones is one of the richest Biographer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Brian Jay Jones 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
The family was born in Kansas City, Kansas, Jones was raised living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was a student at Eldorado High School and graduated from the University of New Mexico, where he received an education in English in 1989.
The year 2008 was the time that Jones in 2008, Jones Washington Irving: An American Original, an undertaking that he worked on for seven years and conducting research for. The book was among his first biography of an American statesman and author in eighteen years, Washington Irving was praised by the Associated Press as “authoritative” and “charming” by the New York Times. In the year 2010, Jones was presented with the Washington Irving Medal for Literary Excellence from the St. Nicholas Society of New York.
December 2016 saw the publication of George Lucas: A Life, a full-length, comprehensive biography of Star Wars creator George Lucas. Lauded by the Washington Post as “admirably comprehensive”, George Lucas was hailed by Kirkus as a “sweeping, perceptive biography,” and was named one of the Best Books of 2016.
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Brian Ranked on the list of most popular Biographer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Brian Jay Jones celebrates birthday on August 1 of every year.