The Talbot Players is a story factory specializing in books, documentaries and films. Founded by three siblings with prominent profiles in the media world – Stephen, David and Margaret Talbot – the company is named after a theater troupe organized by their late father, actor Lyle Talbot, a fixture from the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Stephen is an award-winning former producer for the PBS programs FRONTLINE and FRONTLINE/World. David is the founder and former editor-in-chief of the pioneering Web publication, Salon. And Margaret is a staff writer for the New Yorker magazine.

Among the Talbot Players' first projects are:

SOUND TRACKS, a music and travel series now in development for PBS.
Our pilot episode aired nationwide on PBS in January 2010. Now developing a full series.

PULP HISTORY, a series of illustrated history books for Simon & Schuster, which debuted in October 2010, with two new books: Devil Dog and Shadow Knights.

BROTHERS, a documentary feature now in development, based on David Talbot’s best-selling book about Robert Kennedy’s search for the truth about the assassination of his brother.

SEASON OF THE WITCH: Enchantment, Terror and Deliverance in the City of Love, David Talbot's new book about the wild and bloody birth of "San Francisco values." Read more about the book that Oliver Stone calls "a fresh, fun, vigorous look at a strange American city David Talbot knows well and loves with irony."

QUICK HITS, an online series of music videos and interviews with singers and musicians, featured on the PBS Arts web site.

For more information, contact Talbot Players vice president Karen Croft.