Tom Lisanti

Tom Lisanti is an award-winning author and film historian specializing in 1960s and 1970s film and television. His latest book, Another World: The Drama Behind Daytime TV’s Only 90-Minute Soap, will be released this September.

Lisanti is the author of several acclaimed works on film and television history, including Texas: An Oral History of Daytime TV’s Answer to Dallas (BearManor Media); Dueling Harlows: The Race to Bring the Actress’s Life to the Silver Screen (McFarland & Company); and Ryan’s Hope: An Oral History of Daytime’s Groundbreaking Soap (Citadel Press/Kensington Books).

In 2010, he co-authored the memoir Trippin’ with Terry Southern: What I Think I Remember with former actress Gail Gerber. The book was honored with the Independent Publisher Book Award Silver Medal for Best Memoir.

A frequent media guest, Lisanti has appeared on numerous television programs, including PBS’s Steve Beverly’s TV Classics, The Playboy Murders, and Turner Classic Movies, where he co-hosted a week of 1960s beach films with Ben Mankiewicz. He has also been featured in the documentary The Green Girl and has made multiple appearances on The Diana Montford Show.

His expertise has been showcased across a wide range of platforms, including YouTube programs such as The Locher Room, The Jim Masters Show, and The Michael Fairman Channel; radio programs including TV Confidential, Nutmeg Chatter, and WNYC’s SoundCheck; and podcasts such as Forgotten Hollywood, The San Francisco Experience, and NitrateVille.

In addition to his books and media appearances, Lisanti has contributed to publications including Cinema Retro, Cinema of the ’70s, Films of the Golden Age, and Scary Monsters.

Tom Lisanti resides in New York and is active on social media, including Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, and Threads.