He was interviewed as a friend of Vidal's, as well as editor of a half dozen of Vidal's essays, which appeared in Vanity Fair, and Vidal's celebrated anthologies, Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace and Imperial America: Reflections on the United States of Amnesia, and The Selected Essays of Gore Vidal. Tyrnauer's first feature Valentino: The Last Emperor premiered at the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto Film Festival, and won the Gold Hugo Award for Best Documentary at the 2008 Chicago International Film Festival and the Capri Documentary Award at the 2009 Capri Hollywood International Film Festival. His Citizen Jane: Battle for the City premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival; Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. Studio 54 premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, as did Where's My Roy Cohn? He is the co-founder, with his producing partner, Corey Reeser, of Altimeter Films. Valentino: The Last Emperor, Citizen Jane, Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood, Studio 54 and Where's my Roy Cohn? were each the top-grossing films at the specialty box office for the week of their theatrical premieres. Tyrnauer has been the recipient of grants from the Ford, Rockefeller, and Knight Foundations, as well as the National Endowment for the Arts. Filmography Valentino: The Last Emperor (2009) Jean Nouvel: Reflections (2016, short) Citizen Jane: Battle for the City (2017) Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2017) Studio 54 (2018) Untitled Jean Nouvel Project (full length)Where's My Roy Cohn? (2019)Home (2020)The Reagans (2020)Once Upon A Time In Beverly Hills (TBA) Personal life Tyrnauer's step-father, Robert Van Scoyk, was a successful TV writer and producer, responsible for scripting some of the best-known programs on TV, such as Columbo, The Virginian and Murder, She Wrote''. He lives in Los Angeles, California. References External links Year of birth missing (living people) Wesleyan University alumni Living people American documentary filmmakers American film directors American male journalists