I Loved Her in the Movies began with Viking executive editor Rick Kot, who thought the idea would make a great book and proceeded to back up his enthusiasm with a contract and his own encyclopedic knowledge of the movies. It’s a cliché to say that real book editors are an extinct species, and it’s also inaccurate. Everyone who’s lucky enough to work with Rick knows it’s not true. Thanks, pal.
Diego Núñez ramrodded the manuscript, the photographs, and the authors with a gentle touch that never failed. And Jason Ramirez came through with a cover design that encapsulates everything sensual and romantic about the movies.
Arranging everything was the amazing Mort Janklow, the literary agent for both authors.
The audio book was recorded at Great Divide Studios in Aspen, Colorado, by Jaimie Rosenberg, director Kevin Thomsen, and producer Sarah Jaffe. Their professionalism sustained even when my voice didn’t.
A very special thanks to Jill St. John and Lynn Kalber, our wives, who put up with weeks of cackling laughter cascading from the next room, as we amused ourselves with dueling Cary Grant imitations.
Finally, honesty compels us to thank Max, Mabel, and Clementine, our dogs, who regularly had to postpone their walks because their dads were busy working. They send their very best to Ivy.