John Ireland was born into the fantasy world of the movies. His father was an Oscar nominated actor. His mother was a more private artist. Ireland fell in love with words and becam...view moreJohn Ireland was born into the fantasy world of the movies. His father was an Oscar nominated actor. His mother was a more private artist. Ireland fell in love with words and became a writer, producer, and director of television movies, stage plays, and the feature film, "Johnny Morran." When he turned to writing literary fiction, his muses were the crime movies of his youth, combined with French and Italian films from the sixties and seventies. His other passions include modern art, cooking, and racing cars. He lives with his wife in Los Angeles.view less