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With the use of only recently opened archives and personal papers, Donald Spoto probes behind the lurid headlines to bring us Joan Crawford, the private person as well as the movie legend.

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Bestselling biographer Donald Spoto uses newly translated transcripts of Joan of Arc's trial to deliver an intimate portrait of this extraordinary woman.

Bestselling biographer Donald Spoto uses newly translated transcripts of Joan of Arc's trial to deliver an intimate portrait of this extraordinary woman.

This is the first complete, critical biography of Tennessee Williams (1911-1983), one of America's finest playwrights and the author of (among many important works) The Glass Menagerie, Summer and Smoke, A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Suddenly Last Summer, and the Night of the Iguana. Award-winning biographer Donald Spoto gives us not only a full and accurate account of Williams's life, he also reveals the intimate connection...

Drawing on his unprecedented access to Grace Kelly, bestselling biographer Donald Spoto at last offers an intimate, honest, and authoritative portrait of one of Hollywood's legendary actresses.In just seven years-from 1950 through 1956-Grace Kelly embarked on a whirlwind career that included roles in eleven movies. From the principled Amy Fowler Kane in High Noon to the thrill-seeking Frances Stevens of To Catch a Thief, Grace established hers...

Based on meticulous research and new interviews with dozens of family members, friends, lovers, directors, and costars, Rebel offers a revelatory look at actor and film icon James Dean (1931-1955). From the dusty roads of rural Indiana to Manhattan's gay culture, from Broadway to Burbank, here is Dean's troubled life: the tragic death of his mother when he was nine, his tumultous relationship with his father, his rise to stardom in New York an...

Vero mito della gioventù ribelle d'America, James Dean non ha mai cessato di affascinare il mondo sin dalla sua tragica morte a 24 anni, più di mezzo secolo fa. Nella prima biografia completa e ampiamente documentata di questo eroe enigmatico, Donald Spoto, autore di fama internazionale, getta uno sguardo rivelatore sulla breve esistenza di un'icona che si conserverà intatta nel tempo. Dalle strade polverose dell'Indiana ai campus universitari...

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.

Based on more than 150 interviews, this in-depth biography casts new light on every aspect of Marilyn Monroe's thirty-six years: her mysterious childhood and adolescence, her complex marriages, her personal and professional relationships, and the truth about her death.

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 iconography.

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Fascinating . . . probes an even darker side of Hitchcock." -NewsdayIt is remarkable how infrequently, over a period of more than fifty years, Alfred Hitchcock spoke about the legendary actresses he directed-including Ingrid Bergman, Kim Novak, and Grace Kelly. But his leading ladies greatly enriched his films, and many of them achieved international stardom precisely because of their work for Hitchcock. Rich with new material, anecdotes, and ...

Drawing on his unprecedented access to Grace Kelly, bestselling biographer Donald Spoto at last offers an intimate, honest, and authoritative portrait of one of Hollywood's legendary actresses.

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 public persona.

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 public persona.