Works by
Evel Knievel
(Writer)
[October 17, 1938 – November 30, 2007]

Books

• EVEL*WAYS: A Daring Approach to Life (1999)
  To most people he is sought as the greatest daredevil of all time -- the last of the Gladiators. From his early attempts using a garage door as a ramp to his infamous Snake River Canyon jump, Evel Knievel reigns as a pioneer and the inventor of his own sport. EVEL * WAYS contains more than 250 photos -- most are rare and never-before-published from his personal collection. EVEL * WAYS is a candid profile of a pop culture icon.

Movies

• Evel Knievel  (1971)
  Marvin J. Chomsky, director with George Hamilton and Sue Lyon
  DVD  VHS

Non-fiction

See also:

• Incredible Stunts: The Chaos, Crashes, and Courage of the World's Wildest Stuntmen and Daredevils with a Special Tribute to Evel Knievel (2008 release) by Bill Graham, Jeffery R. Werner, and Stacey Linh
  Incredibly Dangerous, Deadly and Fun. Incredible Stunts is like Fear Factor on steroids. Famed action photographer Jeffery R. Werner has assembled an amazing collection of images from his exclusive archive of photos taken over the past two decades of daredevils and stuntmen pushing themselves to the limit. This is the first full-length, extensive photo book of stunts, extreme sports, and daredevil mayhem created for both kids and adults alike. Daredevils live in an eerie world where bodies are shattered more than records and feeling the burn has more to do with flaming gasoline than exercise routines. It s a world where cars and motorcycles fly and airplanes hug the ground, where faces come and go so fast that the only regulars are the paramedics who pick up the pieces. Daredevils are an extreme form of stuntmen who, like Evel Knievel, do really dangerous stunts in hopes of making big money. The more dangerous the stunt, the more people will pay to see it, they reason. The concept made Evel Knievel millions as he gambled his life on jumping ever further on his motorcycle, breaking 35 bones in over a dozen major crashes. He crashed so hard while jumping the fountains at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas that he spent a month in a coma. Heavy media coverage speculating when, and if, he'd regain consciousness made him a household name. No one knows this world better than photojournalist Jeff Werner, who has spent two decades traveling to over 60 countries while covering the high-velocity dramas and adrenaline-infused mayhem in this book. Jeff's take on the fringe world of daredevils and similar eccentrics is unmatched by anyone anywhere. But Incredible Stunts is also about the world of film and TV stunts and the stunt masters who must inject an air of impossibility into every stunt they do. For his spectacular work, Jeff was inducted into The Hollywood Stuntmen's Hall of Fame, an honor never before bestowed on a still photographer. You'll see why inside.

• The Life Of Evel (2004) by Stuart Barker

• Evel Incarnate: The Life and Legend of Evel Knievel (2000) by Steve Mandich
  Evel Knievel became famous in the 1960s and 70s for his motorcycle jumps, culminating in the Snake River Canyon jump in 1973, on a "sky-cycle." This biography traces his life from his childhood in Montana to his decline into alcoholism at age 60.

• Midnight in the Garden of Evel Knievel: Sport in Television (2000) by Giles Smith

• Evel Knievel: An American Hero (1999) by Ace Collins
  Robert "Evel" Knievel is one of the most unique heroes to earn a place in the collective psyche of this country. A high school dropout, an award-winning athlete, a petty thief, a motorcycle racer, and a political activist, Knievel earned his nickname because of his unlawful activities early in his life but rode that name to fame by consistently tempting death in the public eye. With a showman's panache and a madman's daring, he has risen-along with the likes of James Dean and Marilyn Monroe-past mere celebrity to the exalted level of American icon. Today, at sixty-two years of age, Evel still makes headlines, proving that the appeal of daredevil never dies. From his recent liver transplant to his son Robbie's jump of the Grand Canyon to his very public support of mandatory helmet laws, Knievel remains foremost in the minds of his millions of fans. Evel Knievel stands as a truly perfect example of a certain uniquely American aesthetic, one in which pride and heart can overcome any circumstances at all.

• Daredevils Do Amazing Things (1978) by Robert Kraske
  Describes the daring feats of adventurers Blondin, Harry Houdini, Annie Oakley, Harry Rieseberg, and Evel Knievel.

• Evel Knievel, Motorcycle Daredevil (1978) by Dorothy Childers Schmitz
  A biography of the motorcycle daredevil who attempted to jump over the Snake River Canyon in 1974 in a specially designed rocket-powered cycle.

• Evel Knievel: The Cycle Jumper (1978) by Marshall Spiegel

• Evel Knievel On Tour (1977) by Sheldon Saltman

• World's Daredevil, Evel Knievel (1976) by Paula Taylor
  A brief introduction to the career of motorcycle stunt rider, Evel Knievel.

• Evel Knievel: Daredevil Stuntman (1975) by Julian May
  The life of Evel Knievel, professional motorcycle stuntman who will try jumping over almost anything, including the Snake River Canyon.

• The Cycle Jumpers (1975) by Marshall Spiegel
  The inside story of this century's most fearless daredevil Evel Knievel and his only living rival the miraculous 15-year old Gary Wells.

• Evel Knievel (1974) by Joe Scalzo
  An easy-to read biography of the motorcycle daredevil.

• Evel Knievel (1974) by Larry Batson
  A brief biography of the professional motorcycle daredevil.

• Evel Knievel and Other Daredevils (1974) by J. Scalzo

• Sports Illustrated: Up, up And ... Evel Knievel in His Canyon, September 2, 1974