Gary Koca

Gary Koca has had a love of old movies for as far back as he can remember. Professionally, he worked in human resources for 42 years, either as a Federal government employee or contractor. Now retired and able to devote more time to writing about his two favorite topics - baseball and old movies from the 1930s through 1950s - his major character flaw is being a lifetime fan of the Chicago Cubs. Gary is married with two daughters and four grandchildren and lives in suburban Chicago as well as Central Florida.

His previous books including Forgotten Movie Stars of the 30s, 40s, and 50s; More Forgotten; Stars of the 30s, 40s, and 50s; Good Guys, Bad Guys, and Sidekicks in Western Movies; Good and Bad Sci-Fi/Horror/Monster Movies of the 1950s; Memorable Supporting Actors and Actresses of the 1930s to 1950s - two books -; Memorable Film Noir Movies of the 1940s and 1950s; 100 Favorite Classic Hollywood Films from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s; The Golden Age of Hollywood Musicals. and two books about the Chicago Cubs. All are available on Amazon.com. An upcoming book is on Universal Monster Movies of the 1940s and 1950s.