The Other Half
Forty Men Reveal Life After Fifty
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Published by: Brandeis University Press
Release Date: September 30, 2026
Pages: 200
ISBN13: 978-1684583256
An insightful and intimate look at aging and masculinity that includes interviews and portraits of men from around the world.
What do men really think? From a taxi driver to a prince, a fishmonger to a professional boxer, The Other Half reveals the inner thoughts of men over fifty from different nationalities and different walks of life in their own words, illuminated by their portraits. Author and photojournalist Ellen Warner traveled the world to find out what men really think about love, work, and aging, speaking with well-known figures like film director James Ivory and journalist Bill Keller, as well as a philosopher, a chess grandmaster, a hair stylist, a financier, and more. Interviewing men from Colombia, Greece, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Sweden, and everywhere in between, Warner assembles a moving portrait of their reflections, insights, challenges, and hard-won triumphs.
A companion to The Second Half: Forty Women Reveal Life After Fifty, Warner’s latest book shares the diverse, vibrant experiences of men over fifty.
James Ivory, 95, Film director, producer, and screenwriter, Claverack, New York, USA
Sean Pica, 54, Executive Director of Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison, Ossining, New York, USA
Kewulay Kamara, 70, Finah, poet/storyteller, lecturer, Taproot and Apex International Fellow, and UNESCO Chair of Future Studies, Dankawalie, Sierra Leone
Aubert de Villaine, 84, Co-owner of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Burgundy, France
Gerry Cooney, 67, Former professional boxer, challenged for the World Heavyweight Title, Fanwood, New Jersey, USA
Carl Gustaf Wachtmeister, 74, Count, retired manager and owner of Wanås Family Estate, Wanås, Knislinge, Sweden
José Manuel Santaella, 63, Hair stylist, New York City, USA
Zephyros Kafkalides, 75, Philosopher, Corfu and Patmos, Greece
Turki Al-Faisal, 79, HRH, Chairman of the King Faisal Foundation Center for Research and Islamic Studies, former head of Saudi Arabia’s General Intelligence Presidency, and former Ambassador to the USA, the UK, and Ireland, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Michael Curry, 72, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the USA, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Germán Jaramillo, 72, Actor and director, Bogotá, Colombia
Alessandro Corsini, 64, Financier and Director of Corsini Botanical Garden and Cultural Center, Porto Ercole, Italy
Manolis Maravelias, 79, Yacht captain, Patmos, Greece
Peter Georgescu, 86, Chairman Emeritus of Young & Rubicam and author, New York City, USA
Julian Birch, 74, Fishmonger, Colchester, Suffolk, England
Henri d'Origny, 90, Retired designer at Hermès, Paris, France
Arthur Denaro, 76, CBE, Retired Major General and Commandant of Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, Herefordshire, England
Marty Alegria, 59, Vaquero (cowboy), Riviera, Texas, USA
Pierre Bismuth, 79, Statistician economist, Vice President of Human Relations, and Senior Advisor at Schlumberger, Paris, France, and New York City, USA
Maximilian Meran, 94, Former Chairman of Bank für Kärnten & Steiermark (BKS), Klagenfurt, Austria
William Christie, 78, Conductor, founder of Les Arts Florissants, and member of the Académie Française, Paris, France
Tony Kirkham, 66, MBE, Retired Head of Trees, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, England
Adrian Fisher, 65, Former transplant surgeon, full-time father and husband, Weehawken, New Jersey, USA
Stokey Carmichael, 55, Butler and gardener, Antigua, West Indies
Julian Fellowes, 74, Lord Fellowes of West Stafford, actor, director, screenwriter, novelist, and politician, London, England
Jim Enote, 68, Zuni tribal member, farmer, artist, and CEO of the Colorado Plateau Foundation, Zuni, New Mexico, USA
Garry Kasparov, 61, Chess Grandmaster, Russian émigré, political activist, and writer, New York City, USA
Jafar Askari, 86, Former CFO of Jaffali Brothers, Paradou, France
Richard Parsons, 75, Former President of the Dime Savings Bank, Chairman of Citigroup, and Chairman and CEO of Time Warner, New York City, USA
Steve Savage, 56, Taxi driver, London, England
Colin Thubron, 84, Travel writer and novelist, London, England
Rodney Williams, 76, GCMG, KGN, KStJ, Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda, former Minister for Education, Culture and Technology, and medical doctor, St. Johns, Antigua, West Indies
Peter Speliopoulos, 62, Fashion designer and ceramicist, New York City, USA
Joen Bille, 80, Actor and director, Copenhagen, Denmark
Bill Keller, 76, Journalist, former Executive Editor of the New York Times, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting, London, England
Amadi Okoroafor, 58, Creative Director and filmmaker, Paris, France
Michel de Grèce, 84, Historian and author, Athens, Greece photographed with his grandson Tigran
Tamur Mueenuddin, 62, Emergency physician in the USA and underdeveloped countries, Charrapani, Pakistan, and Elroy, Wisconsin, USA
Nicholas Coleridge, 67, CBE, DL, Chairman of Historic Royal Palaces, Provost of Eton, former Chairman of the Victoria and Albert Museum, past President of Condé Nast International, London, England