Robert P. Kolker earned his Ph.D. in English Literature from Columbia University. He went on to teach at New York University, the University of Maryland, the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Virginia before retiring to dedicate his time to writing. He is the author of many books, including 4 editions of A Cinema of Loneliness (Oxford)and, with Nathan Abrams, Eyes Wide Shut: Stanley Kubrick and the Making of his Final Film (Oxford).
