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Donald Spoto (Donald Spoto)
Acclaimed biographer Spoto strips away the legends from the life of Francis of Assisi to reveal the true story of a man who has too often been obscured by pious…
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This biography draws on a series of unpublished interviews and offers a startling and intitmate portrait of one of the most glamourous icons of the 20th century. In just seven…
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This biography of Tennessee Williams documents his life from his birth into a genteel Southern family, through to his success and celebrity, to his drug addictions, promiscuity and creative struggles…
Relying on over 150 interviews as well as Marilyn’s letters and diaries, this work by best-selling biographer Spoto casts new light on every aspect of the actress’s tempestuous life.
Laurence Olivier was the most famous actor of his century and one of the greatest of all time. This rich, definitive biography brings to life the private man behind the…
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Born in England to socially ambitious parents, Elizabeth Taylor was catapulted into child stardom and molded by MGM into the great violet-eyed beauty of postwar America. Along the way, without…
Joan Crawford was a complex, contradictory, driven human being, but not the alcoholic, sadistic monster depicted in the notorious book, Mommie Dearest , which appeared a year after her death…
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Examines Alfred Hitchcock’s well known collaborations with the leading ladies of his day, and, in so doing, delves into his creative life and his curious professional and personal relationships. This…
A detailed film-by-film analysis of the British-born director’s work, from 1935’s Thirty-nine Steps to 1976’s Family Plot, examining his technique and recurring concerns and assessing his achievement.
This authoritative biography of film icon James Dean offers a clear-eyed look at the actor who crossed America’s cinematic landscape with the brilliance and brevity of a meteor.
With unprecedented access to studio archives, friends, and colleagues who knew and loved Audrey, bestselling author Spoto provides an intimate and moving account of this beautiful, elusive, and talented woman.
The play, Look Back in Anger changed Alan Bates’ life. He also worked in television and won international acclaim for his roles in a number of major films, from A…
A national bestselling biographer delivers a meticulously researched yet popular account of one of the most intriguing and misunderstood women in history: Joan of Arc.
The inspiration behind BBC2’s The Girl starring Toby Jones and Sienna Miller, Spellbound by Beauty examines Hitchcock’s relationship with his leading ladies including Tippi Hendren and Grace Kelly.
Drawing on his unprecedented access to Grace Kelly, bestselling biographer Spoto at last offers an intimate, honest, and authoritative portrait of one of Hollywood’s legendary actresses.
Based on her personal archive of over 35,000 pages of documents, and extensive interviews with friends and colleagues, this biography of Marilyn Monroe rejects many myths about her childhood, her…
Born in Brussels in 1929, Audrey Hepburn was the daughter of a British father and a Dutch Baroness. After a few West End musicals and minor film parts, she was…
Dancer, dramatic actress, businesswoman, corporate executive with Pepsi-Cola, Joan Crawford during her lifetime (1906 - 1977) was rarely out of the news.
The actress Teresa Wright (1918-2005) lived a rich, complex, magnificent life against the backdrop of golden age Hollywood, Broadway and television. Wright’s family and heirs appointed Spoto as her authorized…
New York Times bestselling author Donald Spoto has already brilliantly explored the lives and careers of numerous Hollywood stars and entertainment icons--Grace Kelly, James Dean, Alfred Hitchcock, and Marilyn Monroe…
