Curtis Marsena "Curt" Gentry (June 13, 1931 – July 10, 2014) was an American writer, born in Lamar, Colorado.
He is best known for co-authoring, with Vincent Bugliosi, the 1974 book Helter Skelter, which detailed the Charles Manson murders.
[1] Frame-Up was a nominee for the 1968 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Fact Crime book.
Helter Skelter won a 1975 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Fact Crime book.
[2] J. Edgar Hoover won the 1992 PEN Center West Literary Award for Non-Fiction.