Frances Schoenberger has covered the entertainment industry for Germany since she arrived in NYC in 1969. Her first assignment, reporting on Woodstock, was followed by years of covering the rock ‘n’ roll scene extensively for Germany’s Bravo magazine traveling all over the States. KISS took her on their Japan tour as a token of their appreciation for starting their career with their first cover in Germany. She spent one day with John Lennon in NYC. That intimate interview was published all over the world and was reprinted in the book “Lennon on Lennon — Conversations with John Lennon” (Chicago Review Press Incorporated, 2017). Schoenberger served as bureau chief for Burda publications (11 magazines) and West Coast correspondent for Stern magazine. Her articles appeared in the most prestigious media outlets in Germany from Vogue and Welt am Sonntag, Der Spiegel to Vanity Fair. Cosmopolitan published her 10-page in-depth interview with author Charles Bukowski. She interviewed Charles Manson for Germany’s largest daily Bild Zeitung. Her exclusive TV specials about Dynasty and Dallas for ZDF were highly rated and written about. She is a weekly contributor to Germany’s mdr radio and a regular commentator for Brisant TV. Her memoir “Barefoot in Hollywood” not only portrays the Hollywood community as regular human beings with strengths and weaknesses but also takes an unapologetic view of the realities of a Hollywood career.