MEL R. JONES

Mel R. Jones is co-author with his late father-in-law, Al P. Nelson, of  A SILENT SIREN SONG, THE AITKEN BROTHERS' HOLLYWOOD ODYSSEY 1905-1926.  The Cooper Square Press book traces the journey of Harry and Roy Aitken, two brothers from the Wisconsin farmlands who pioneered the studio system and blockbuster feature films of the Golden Age.  A freelance writer and author of ABOVE AND BEYOND: EIGHT GREAT AMERICAN AEROBATIC CHAMPIONS, Colonel Jones also wrote a handbook on public affairs for which he was inducted into the U.S. Army Public Affairs Hall of Fame in 2001.  He has written magazine and newspaper articles, columns, interviews and editorials and edited various publications for over thirty years.