Known as Fred, Kluge is a graduate of, and now teacher at, Kenyon
College, Ohio.
He spent two years in the Peace Corps in Micronesia's Saipan, 1967-1969.
P. F. Kluge is the author of the magazine article on which "Dog Day
Afternoon" is based. He is also the author of the novel "Eddie and the
Cruisers" on which that film is based.
He is a close friend of screenwriter Jay Cocks, also a Kenyon College
graduate.
Served in 1967 as Lee Marvin's guide on the island of Saipan (where
Marvin had been wounded as a Marine during the second World War). The
experience with Marvin, and the stories that the actor told, inspired
P. F. Kluge to write his suspense novel "The Day That I Die." The book
was later optioned by director Robert Aldrich.
The novel and the film have been described as a rock and roll Citizen Kane. To this, I do not object. The first 'Eddie And The Cruisers' was directed by Martin Davidson. The sequel, 'Eddie Lives,' is a talent-free embarrassment.