Biographies

A behind-the-scenes look at the rise and fall of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour — the provocative, politically charged program that shocked the censor...

Looking back on his beginnings as a performer, one of America's most popular cabaret singers pays tribute to the Gershwins and the other composers who inspi...

An Oral History, With The Full Participation Of Cast And Crew, Of One Of The Most Popular Sitcoms In Television History. Since Premiering In 2009, The Groun...

A RECOMMENDED SUMMER READ BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, TIME, AND NEWSWEEK Longtime Jeopardy! host and television icon Alex Trebek reflects on his life ...

New! Exclusive! Inside Kim's wedding with never-seen pix Plus! An amazing new chapter on the secrets of our success! You know a lot about us from watch...

This mesmerizing story of playwright and author Joe Orton’s brief and remarkable life was named book of the year by Truman Capote and Nobel Prize–winni...

A Frank, Funny, No-holds-barred Memoir, Here's The Deal Reveals Mandel's Ongoing Struggle With Ocd And Adhd--and Tells How It Has Shaped His Life And Career...

Known to millions as the preeminent swashbuckler of the silver screen, Errol Flynn was a complex man who lived a life far more adventurous than any of his f...

Gary Cooper was the foremost American screen hero—a major film actor for over thirty years, beginning with the silents. His stardom eclipsed even such su...

Rudolf Nureyev had it all: beauty, genius, charm, passion, and sex appeal. No other dancer of our time has generated the same excitement, for both men and ...

A definitive book on the life and movie career of Hollywood rebel Steve McQueen, with around 100 exclusive interviews from friends and directors to producer...

The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope. In June 2021, the whole world was list...

"SAY GOODNIGHT, GRACIE..." With those now familiar words, George Burns and Gracie Allen bid farewell to devoted audiences at the end of each of their broa...

This Book Follows Marilyn During The Year Before Her Death, And The Mass Hysteria That Followed In The Wake Of Her Assassination. No Death In The 20th Centu...

'there Is No One On Earth Quite So Wonderful' Stephen Fry Bafta-winning Actor, Voice Of Everything From Monkey To The Cadbury's Caramel Rabbit, Creator Of A...

A refreshingly candid and wickedly funny look at life’s second half from Everybody Loves Raymond TV sitcom star and three-time Emmy Award–winning comic ...

The English Actor Describes His Public And Private Life From His Childhood Through His Sixty-year Career. Part 1: -- How It Began -- Cradle To Choirboy -- R...

The Memoirs Of A Celebrity Costume Designer Describe Her Upbringing In The Fashionable Celebrity Circles Of Her Literary Parents, Her Family's Artistic But ...

Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light is the definitive biography of the Master of Suspense and the most widely recognized film director of all ti...

“National Bestseller—New York Times, USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly, Wall Street Journal” The funny and talented Chip Gaines is well known to millio...

This Is The First Post-mortem, Unauthorized Insight Into Merv Griffin, A Failed Singer And Unsuccessful Actor Who Unexpectedly Rewrote The Rules Of America'...

After An Impressive But Tormented Career, Rivers Of Negative Publicity, A Self-admitted History Of Bad Choices, And A Spectacular Fall From Hollywood Grace,...

Follows the legendary John Ford through a career that spanned more than five decades, drawing on dozens of personal interviews, material from Ford's estate,...

The complete memoirs of Neil Simon, the greatest—and most successful—American playwright of all time, the author of such iconic works as Lost in Yonkers...

This fresh look at Hollywood's "Queen of Screwball," Carole Lombard, presents a first-ever examination of the events that led to the shocking flight mishap ...

From Bing Crosby's early days in college minstrel shows and vaudeville, to his first hit recordings, from his 11 year triumph as star of America's most popu...

Their classic "Four Strong Winds" is widely considered to be one of the greatest songs of all time. Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, ...

Hey you guys, it's Leslie. I'm excited to share my story with you. Now, I'm gonna be honest: Some of the details might be vague because a b*tch is fifty-fi...

A big, brash history of Guns n’ Roses charismatic, talented and idiosyncratic leader “An archetypal rock biography that captures the runaway-train spi...

the Long-awaited Autobiography Of The Guitarist, Songwriter, Singer, And Founding Member Of The Rolling Stones. Ladies And Gentlemen: Keith Richards.with T...

"My story is something I like to share with others, to show people that with enough belief in yourself and what you can accomplish, anything is possible."â...

About the Author\Hannah Strong is the associate editor at Little White Lies magazine. Her work has appeared in Vulture, GQ, the Guardian, and Dazed & Co...

A candid self-portrait of one of the most gifted of all American entertainersBing Crosby once said, when asked to explain his success, "Every man who sees ...

Steve Mcqueen Was The World's Highest Grossing Movie Star Of His Day And Yet His Acting Technique Has Remained A Mystery. Steve Mcqueen: The Actor And His C...

Autobiography of the KING of PORN In the world of adult cinema, one name stands out above all others: John Holmes. For nearly 20 years, from 1967 to 1987, H...

Marriage Is Okay, But Adultery Is More Fun. Just Ask Lucy. --desi Arnaz Starkly At Odds With The Utopian Fantasies Of Classic Tv, Desi Arnaz Defined His Rea...

Vince Edwards: A Biography of Television's "Dr. Ben Casey"Categories: Humor & Entertainment Movies BiographiesActors & Actresses

(Applause Books). Here is the original story of a true original, the celebrated and internationally renowned director, playwright and screenwriter Arthur La...

Much of Jennifer Jones’s life was spent bathed in the glow of Hollywood’s brightest lights—but in the shadows lurked the demons that can turn dreams o...

Long Before Anyone Had Heard Of Alien Cookbooks, Gremlins On The Wings Of Airplanes, Or Places Where Pig-faced People Are Considered Beautiful, Rod Serling ...

”To be young, good-looking, healthy, famous, comparatively rich and happy is surely going against nature.” When Joe Orton (1933–1967) wrote those words...

Charming and classically handsome, John Gilbert (1897--1936) was among the world's most recognizable actors during the silent era. He was a wild, swashbuckl...

Life sometimes imitates art. An accomplished actor in film, theater, television, and Old Time Radio, Grant Williams, best-known for The Incredible Shrinki...

Glenn Ford-star of such now-classic films as Gilda, Blackboard Jungle, The Big Heat, 3:10 to Yuma, and The Rounders-had rugged good looks, a long and succe...

Of all the male stars of Golden Age Hollywood, Kirk Douglas became the final survivor, the last icon of a fabled era that the world will never see again. Wh...

first Time In Paperback: The Landmark Biography Of One Of Hollywood's Last Bigger-than-life Stars library Journal buford, A National Public Radio Comment...

Keaton's autobiography, My Wonderful World of Slapstick, is our only record of the quirky mind behind the stoic face. Filled with stories about his childhoo...

Lisa Stein Haven. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. Ipswich, Ma Available Via World Wide Web.Categories: Humor & E...