The title character of The Adventures of Ford Fairlane was created by Rex Weiner in a series of stories that were published as weekly serials 1979-80 by the New York Rocker and the LA Weekly. The stories are published by Rare Bird Books as The Original Adventures of Ford Fairlane, available on Amazon.
Was a reporter and columnist for Variety. He continues as a journalist for many publications, including The Los Angeles Review of Books, The Paris Review, and magazines such as L'Officiel in France and Icon in Italy.