Steve Brennan (c. 1952 – July 2, 2009) was anIrish-bornAmericanreporter,journalist andeditor ofThe Hollywood Reporter, a majorentertainment industrytrade publication.[1]
Brennan's career began far fromHollywood and the entertainment industry. His career began as a reporter for Independent Newspapers, now calledIndependent News & Media, based inDublin, Ireland.[1] He initially covered a broad range of the newsbeats, ranging from entertainment to the violence which plaguedNorthern Ireland at the time.[1] Brennan received aNational Press Award for investigative reporting while at the newspaper.[2] He later became involved primarily inentertainment news both inIreland and abroad.[2] Brennan began working as a consultant with theIrish government and theIrish film industry concerning the globalfilm andtelevision industries.[2] He consulted while continuing to report for Independent Newspapers.[2]
Brennan became working as the Irish correspondent forThe Hollywood Reporter while still living in Ireland.[2] He would ultimately spend more than 20 years atThe Hollywood Reporter.[1]
He moved to Los Angeles in 1989 to join the newspaper's main headquarters.[2] Brennan was first hired atThe Hollywood Reporter as afreelance reporter.[1] He was later promoted as a full reporter and covered international television andU.S. domesticsyndication news.[1] Brennan became the internationaleditor of The Hollywood Reporter during his last years with the publication.[1]
In 2007, Brennan published his book,Emeralds in Tinseltown: The Irish in Hollywood, which he co-published with his wife, Bernadette.[1][2]
Brennan died of cancer on July 2, 2009, atCedars Sinai Hospital inLos Angeles at the age of 57.[2] He was survived by his wife, Bernadette O'Neill.[1]
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