Sean Mitchell

SEAN MITCHELL is best known for his profiles of Hollywood players and other prominent artists in the Los Angeles Times and magazines such as Premiere, Los Angeles, New York and Lear's. His memoir, "Irresistible Calling: a Memoir of Journalism and the Arts," was published by TCU Press in 2025, and as an audiobook by Audible in 2026. A former drama and music critic, he won the prestigious George Jean Nathan Award while at the Dallas Times Herald and the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award for a story about roots rocker Dave Alvin that appeared in The Los Angeles Times Magazine. A native of Bethlehem, Pa., Mr. Mitchell grew up in Dallas and attended St. Mark's School of Texas and later, Brown University. Before becoming a journalist, he taught English and coached soccer at Cincinnati Country Day School