Tim Hollis

Tim Hollis (born March 12, 1963 in Birmingham) is a historian of popular culture, and the author of twelve books on widely-varying topics.

Hollis was born at Carraway Methodist Hospital. He attended Bagley Junior High where his father was a teacher. He graduated from Corner High School in 1980. He graduated with a mass communications degree from UAB in 1984. He currently resides in Dora in a home overfilled with books, artifacts and ephemera.

Hollis worked as an editor for several years before completing his first book, a biography of television personality "Cousin Cliff" Holman, in 1991. His next book, published by the University of Mississippi Press, was a pioneering historical look at Southern tourism entitled Dixie Before Disney: 100 Years of Roadside Fun. The book became one of that press' most successful releases and opened the door to several follow-up volumes presenting different facets of Hollis' wide-ranging nostalgic interests.

In addition to writing and collecting, Hollis gives presentations to elementary school groups on creative writing. He is also a contributor to Birmingham Rewound and was a guest at the Alabama Bound author's events at the Birmingham Public Library in 2000, 2002, 2005 and 2007.

Publications

• Hollis, Tim (March 1991) Cousin Cliff: 40 Magical Years in Television. Birmingham: Campbell's Publishing. ISBN 0962879800
• Hollis, Tim (April 1999) Dixie Before Disney: 100 Years of Roadside Fun. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 1578061180
• Hollis, Tim (November 2001) Hi There Boys and Girls: America's Local Children's TV Programs. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 1578063965
• Hollis, Tim (February 2004) Florida's Miracle Strip: From Redneck Riviera to Emerald Coast. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 1578066271
• Hollis, Tim (April 2005) Birmingham's Theater and Retail District. Arcadia Press. ISBN 0738517771
• Hollis, Tim (February 2006) Glass Bottom Boats and Mermaid Tails. Stackpole Books. ISBN 9780811732666
• Hollis, Tim & Greg Ehrbar (May 2006) Mouse Tracks: The Story of Walt Disney Records. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 1578068495
• Hollis, Tim (July 2006) Birmingham Broadcasting. Arcadia Press. ISBN 0738542717
• Hollis, Tim (October 2006) Six Flags Over Georgia. Arcadia Press. ISBN 0738543586
• Hollis, Tim (May 2007) The Land of the Smokies: Great Mountain Memories. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 1578069440
• Hollis, Tim (April 2008) Vintage Birmingham Signs. Arcadia Press. ISBN 073855376X
• Hollis, Tim (May 2008) Ain't That a Kneeslapper: Rural Comedy in the Twentieth Century. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 1934110736

External links

• Tim Hollis at Flickr.com
• Birmingham Rewound website