Leonce Gaiter was raised in New Orleans, Washington D.C., Germany, Missouri, and Maryland and elsewhere. He began writing in grade school and continued through his graduation from Harvard. He moved to Los Angeles and worked in the film and music industries. His nonfiction essays appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Times, LA Weekly, NY Newsday, The Washington Post, Salon, and in national syndication. His fiction works include the historical novel, “I Dreamt I Was in Heaven – The Rampage of the Rufus Buck Gang,” the New Orleans noir, “Bourbon Street,” and the period road thriller, “In the Company of Educated Men.