Publisher: Knopf (October 18, 2022), - 320 p. - Ebook ISBN: 9780593534519 In 1986, Paul Newman and his closest friend, screenwriter Stewart Stern, began an extraordinary project. Stuart was to compile an oral history, to have Newman’s family and friends and those who worked closely with him, talk about the actor’s life. And then Newman would work with Stewart and give his side...
McFarland & Company, 2014. — viii, 209 p. — ISBN: 978-0-7864-7086-0, 978-1-4766-1359-8. This book is essentially a filmography interlaced with a complex biographical account of Marilyn Monroe's life and loves throughout her career. A lengthy introduction explains her traumatic early life and mysterious, unexpected, much talked about death. Behind the scenes information, cast...
Aurum Press, 2012. — 448 p. If you think you know the real Marilyn Monroe, then think again. In this remarkable book, Keith Badman examines the last two years of her life in forensic detail. In a tour de force of detective work, Keith Badman reconstructs the final years of Hollywood's greatest movie icon, to reveal the truth behind Monroe's death at 36. Based on previously...
The most beautiful photo book on Marilyn ever published! All iconic images from Avedon to Weegee. Marilyn Monroe posed for nearly every major photographer of her day. This pictorial chronicle features pictures by Richard Avendon, Cecil Beaton, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Elliott Erwitt, Philippe Halsman, Weegee, and thirty other artists: her early days as a model...
In American popular culture, Marilyn Monroe(1926-1962) has evolved in stature from movie superstar to American icon. Monroe's own understanding of her place in the American imagination and her effort to perfect her talent as an actress are explored with great sensitivity in Carl Rollyson's engaging narrative. He shows how movies became crucial events in the shaping of Monroe's...
Counterpoint, 2016. — 209 p. I had always thought that when I was around 84 and Robin was 80 we could collaborate on a book about the golden years of his career where he could look at my photographs and reminisce about the events and his feelings at the time. Unfortunately, that book was never to be... Photographer Arthur Grace first met Robin Williams in April 1986, at a...
Stefan Kanfer, acclaimed biographer of Lucille Ball and Groucho Marx, now gives us the definitive life of Marlon Brando, seamlessly intertwining the man and the work to give us a stunning and illuminating appraisal. Beginning with Brando’s turbulent childhood, Kanfer follows him to New York where he made his star-making Broadway debut as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named...
Paperback: 194 p. Publisher: Main Street Books (July 2, 1982) Language: English ISBN10: 0385179405 ISBN13: 978-0385179409 The fans favorite biography of Marilyn is available for the first time as an eBook! "Marilyn Monroe" is the only book to tell her amazing life story entirely in photographs. The 200+ pictures are from the legendary collection of George Zeno, the premier...
Crown Archetype, 2011. — 368 p. Language: English Steve McQueen is one of America’s legendary movie stars best known for his hugely successful film career in classics such as The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt, and The Towering Inferno as well as for his turbulent life off-screen and impeccable style. His unforgettable physical beauty, his...
Author: Randy Taraborrelli. Hardcover: 446 p. Publisher: Grand Central Publishing. 1 edition. Published: August 25, 2009. Language: English. When Marilyn Monroe became famous in the 1950s, the world was told that her mother was either dead or simply not a part of her life. However, that was not true. In fact, her mentally ill mother was very much present in Marilyn's world and...