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Bette Davis: A Biography 12 reviews
Barbara Leaming
Cooper Square Press, 2003
greatly researched
miss leaming should be applauded on one fact and that is she has done her homework on davis and mananged to do something that other writers werent able to do crack beyond that strong female -image and see the real woman who had tenderness ,vulnerability and heartache, but have to agree with other ...
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Bogart 16 reviews
A. M. Sperber, Eric Lax
William Morrow & Co, 1997
Best bio out there
+ As Good as it is Large.
+ Sad, lonely, angry man
+ great read
+ Seen the Movies? Meet the Man.
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Platinum Girl: The Life and Legends of Jean Harlow 9 reviews
Eve Golden
Abbeville Press, 1991
The Platinum Girl gets the Golden touch
+ An enjoyable quick read
+ Gives some misinformation, but still captures Jean's spirit.
Eve Golden is a writer who knows Hollywood, especially classic Hollywood in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. For anyone who read Moveline magazine back in it's heyday, Eve Golden wrote witty video reviews along with other contributions. Golden turns her attention to Jean Harlow and the result is ...
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Wisecracker: The Life and Times of William Haines, Hollywood's First Openly Gay Star24 reviews
William Mann
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999
WONDERFUL Biography of a Star!
+ A good read even if there are factual errors...
+ Things you can tell just by skimming through it
I got much more out of this biography than I expected. I wanted to learn more about Billy Haines, and his struggle to be openly gay in Hollywood, and about his long marriage to Jimmie Shields. But, what I learned was how alot of people in Hollywood were gay, and openly so, but then became closeted ...
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Dark Lover: The Life and Death of Rudolph Valentino28 reviews
Emily W. Leider
Faber & Faber, 2004
A First Rate Biography
+ Some very surprising information had'nt heard of before.
+ Salute, Paisano!
+ A Bit Condescending
+ A Masterpiece About Old Hollywood
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Hollywood Diva: A Biography of Jeanette MacDonald 29 reviews
Edward Baron Turk
University of California Press, 2000
A first rate biography
+ Hollywood's Golden Diva
+ "A reader" has to be Sharon Rich
This was a biography that was hard to put down. Jeanette MacDonald lived an incredibly rich life. She came into her own during a period of time that I have always found fasinating. Beginning her career on the New York stage, she eventually found her way to Hollywood. You definetely got the ...
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Hollywood Beauty: Linda Darnell and the American Dream 7 reviews
Ronald L. Davis
University of Oklahoma Press, 2001
The Curse of Beauty
+ Movie Fans Pounce!
+ Linda Darnell
+ Good reading
+ Great read on a star not mentioned enough...
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Hollywood's Children: An Inside Account of the Child Star Era2 reviews
Diana Serra Cary
Southern Methodist University Press, 1997
Fasinating and eye opening!
+ where is sunny jim mckeen?
Good reading, not just for film buffs only! Diana Serra Cary gives a rare, revealing glimpse into the world of children in show business.Although it's subject is early child film stars,it's message is very relevant to today's society as well.Well worth the effort!
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Carole Landis: A Tragic Life In Hollywood17 reviews
E.J. Fleming
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2005
Carole Is A Goddess
+ EJ Fleming Does it Again
+ Carole Landis, A Dream, E.J. Fleming, The Answer
+ The Only Book We Have On Her
+ Carole Landis was a true star: both woman and actress.
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Affair to Remember, An: The Remarkable Love Story Of Katharine Hepburn And Spencer Tracy13 reviews
Christopher Andersen
Avon, 1998
A Good Read !!
+ A Great Love Story
+ Good read
+ Spence and Kate: the secret romance
+ Memorable
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Sylvia: A Memoir Of Hollywood Star Sylvia Sidney 4 reviews
Sally Miller
Synergy Book Service, 2004
Karen Penn- TCM Reviews
+ Heart to Heart with a star
+ Read It for yourself.
After renting a rundown house on acreage, the author discovers that it once belonged to a former Hollywood star. Her interest piqued, she starts to do some research on Sylvia Sidney, and via Ms. Sidney's publicist, makes contact.
Thus begins a friendship that lasts until the star's death in ...
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Douglas Fairbanks: In His Own Words2 reviews
The Douglas Fairbanks Museum
iUniverse, Inc., 2006
Better than a Biography, and not just for his fans!
+ Fascinating Book
This is a beautiful and unique book which I'm sure would appeal not only to fans of silent screen legend, Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., but also to the general reader with various interests. Fairbanks himself had many interests, skills and talents reaching far beyond those of his acting and film-making ...
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The Barrymores: Hollywood's First Family1 review
Carol Stein Hoffman
University Press of Kentucky, 2001
Feast for the eyes of Barrymore fans
You can never have enough photos of the Barrymores. Books like "Good Night Sweet Prince" are superb, but lack photos. This new coffee table book is almost entirely made up of photographs. It was made with the involvement of John Barrymore Jr, the spaced out hippy son of John Barrymore (and father ...
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Little Caesar: A Biography of Edward G. Robinson2 reviews
Alan L. Gansberg
The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2004
"This was a man."
+ Fine Biography
This book, except for the Epilogue, was written in 1983, ten years after Edward G. Robinson's death. The author, Alan Gansberg, therefore had the opportunity to interview a number of key friends and relatives to gain insight into the man, and we are richer for it. Emanuel Goldenberg, aka Edward G. ...
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Happy Together: Hollywood's Unforgettable Couples (Photography)
Prestel Publishing, 2002
Featuring anecdotes, biographical information and little-known facts about the films and their actors, this illustrated volume looks at 45 of the most memorable movie couples and duos from the beginning of cinema to the present day, including: Jean Harlow and James Cagney; Jeanette Macdonald and Maurice Chevalier; Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable; Laurel and Hardy; Martin and Lewis; Belushi and ...
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Lou's on First: The Tragic Life of Hollywood's Greatest Clown Warmly Recounted by his Youngest Child15 reviews
Chris Costello
St. Martin's Griffin, 1982
A loving honest bio
+ loved it
+ A Sad Story About A Very Funny Man
+ received faster than expected
+ SAD STORY OF 1/2 OF ABBOTT & COSTELLO
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Garbo10 reviews
Barry Paris
University of Minnesota Press, 2002
A top-notch bio
+ A great book about Garbo
+ one of the best
+ Outstanding. A great read.
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Wallace Reid: The Life And Death of a Hollywood Idol8 reviews
E. J. Fleming
McFarland & Company, 2007
superb
+ My Review
+ Terrific Research on a Long Forgotten Star
+ Wallace Reid and E.J. Fleming Both Stars
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My Wicked Wicked Ways: The Autobiography of Errol Flynn26 reviews
Errol Flynn
Cooper Square Press, 2003
The lovable rogue
+ Flynn defined the Devil May Care Attitude!
+ Perhaps More True in Its Character than Its Facts, but an Entertaining Memoir.
+ Couldn't Put It Down!
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Pickford: The Woman Who Made Hollywood20 reviews
Eileen Whitfield
University Press of Kentucky, 1997
A Fantastic Read
+ Enjoyed this Book and Highly Recommend It
+ Outstanding bio of a hollywood legend
+ I just saw her in a talking picture this morning on TCM.
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