Bio Robert K. Elder is a journalist, book author, film columnist and contributing editor to Stop Smiling magazine. Pulitzer-winner Studs Terkel calls Elder “a journalist in the noblest tradition” in his introduction to Elder’s forthcoming book, “Last Words of the Executed.” For almost a decade, he served as a staff writer at the Chicago Tribune. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Premiere, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, Salon.com, The Oregonian and many other publications. Elder is also the editor of “John Woo: Interviews,” the first authoritative chronicle of the filmmaker’s life, legacy and career. He has also contributed to books on poker, comic books and film design. A former member of the Chicago Film Critics Association, Elder has taught film classes at Facets Film School. He currently teaches journalism at Columbia College Chicago and Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and Communication. It’s a little known fact that he survived a Snuffleupagus encounter in the wild. A Montana native and graduate of the University of Oregon, Elder lives and writes in Chicagoland. He has been known to carry a digital voice recorder.