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29 produkter
High Society
Grace Kelly and Hollywood
Av Donald Spoto
Häftad, 2010
198 kr
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This biography draws on a series of unpublished interviews and offers a startling and intitmate portrait of one of the most glamourous icons of the 20th century.In just seven years (from 1950 through 1956), Grace Kelly made eleven feature films. They established her as one of the screen's iconic …
Joan: The Mysterious Life of the Heretic Who Became a Saint
Av Donald Spoto
Häftad, 2008
241 kr
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Joan
The Mysterious Life of the Heretic Who Became a Saint
Av Donald Spoto
E-bok, 2024
90 kr
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The acclaimed biographer and theologian delivers an "engaging and at times gripping biography" of the fifteenth century heretic, saint, and savior of France (Publishers Weekly, starred review).Since her execution at the age of nineteen in 1431, Joan of Arc has maintained a remarkable hold on our …
Possessed
The Life of Joan Crawford
Av Donald Spoto
E-bok, 2010
131 kr
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Joan Crawford was one of the most incandescent film stars of all time, yet she was also one of the most misunderstood. In this brilliantlyresearched, thoughtful, and intimate biography, bestselling author Donald Spoto goes beyond the popular caricature—the abusive, unstable mother portrayed in her …
Marilyn Monroe
The Biography
Av Donald Spoto
Häftad, 1994
198 kr
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MARILYN MONROE is the most celebrated and controversial female icon of the 20th century. At last, Donald Spoto has produced an acclaimed biography worthy of this extraordinary and unforgettable star.With access to more than 35,000 pages of formerly sealed documents and interviews with 150 people …
Enchantment
The Life of Audrey Hepburn
Av Donald Spoto
Häftad, 2007
165 kr
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Born in Brussels in 1929, Audrey Hepburn was the daughter of a British father and a Dutch Baroness. But when she was five, her father deserted the family. With the outbreak of war in 1939, her mother thought they would be safer in Holland than Holland Park, but although they survived the German …
Reluctant Saint
Life of Francis of Assisi
Av Donald Spoto
Häftad, 2003
214 kr
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Acclaimed biographer Donald 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. Drawing on unprecedented access to unexplored archives, plus Francis's own letters, Spoto places Francis within the …
Kindness Of Strangers
The Life Of Tennessee Williams
Av Donald Spoto
Häftad, 1997
237 kr
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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 …
Spellbound by Beauty: Alfred Hitchcock and His Leading Ladies
Av Donald Spoto
Häftad, 2009
315 kr
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Art of Alfred Hitchcock
Fifty Years of His Motion Pictures
Av Donald Spoto
E-bok, 2010
106 kr
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This completely revised and updated edition of the classic text describes and analyzes every movie made by master filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Redgraves
A Family Epic
Av Donald Spoto
E-bok, 2012
80 kr
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The dramatic, poignant and revealing saga of the Redgraves, one of history''s greatest families of actors. For more than a century, the Redgraves have defined theater and film while captivating the public eye. Their history is a rich tapestry of singularly talented individuals whose influence is …
Art of Alfred Hitchcock
Fifty Years of His Motion Pictures
Av Donald Spoto
Häftad, 1991
377 kr
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Elizabeth Taylor
Av Donald Spoto
E-bok, 2014
44 kr
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Elizabeth Taylor has been called the last great star of Hollywood''s Golden Age. Her legendary beauty and luminous performances continue to enthral movie fans nearly seventy years after she made her screen debut, aged only ten. From the wide-eyed MGM ingénue she became both a respected, double …
Possessed
The Life of Joan Crawford
Av Donald Spoto
E-bok, 2011
147 kr
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'I've been protected by studio publicity men most of my life, so in some ways I'm a goddam image, not a person. I was a commodity, a piece of property... I felt an overwhelming obligation to my career, and so I was an actress first, a wife second. I worked almost constantly, and even when I wasn't …
Reluctant Saint
The Life of Francis of Assisi
Av Donald Spoto
E-bok, 2003
163 kr
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Acclaimed biographer Donald 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. Drawing on unprecedented access to unexplored archives, plus Francis''s own letters, Spoto places Francis within the …
High Society
Grace Kelly and Hollywood
Av Donald Spoto
E-bok, 2013
147 kr
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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 years (from 1950 through 1956), Grace Kelly made eleven feature films. They established her as one of the screen's iconic …
Otherwise Engaged
The Life of Alan Bates
Av Donald Spoto
E-bok, 2013
147 kr
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In 1956, at the age of 22, Alan Bates was cast in John Osborne's controversial play, Look Back in Anger. The play changed the course of British theatre - and of Alan's life. With a sudden rush of fame, he became a member of a new circle of actors at the Royal Court: the English Stage Company. From …
Spellbound by Beauty
Alfred Hitchcock and His Leading Ladies
Av Donald Spoto
E-bok, 2012
147 kr
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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. Hitchcock is also the subject of an upcoming film, Hitchcock, starring Anthony Hopkins and Helen …
Enchantment
The Life of Audrey Hepburn
Av Donald Spoto
E-bok, 2013
125 kr
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Born in Brussels in 1929, Audrey Hepburn was the daughter of a British father and a Dutch Baroness. But when she was five, her father deserted the family. With the outbreak of war in 1939, her mother thought they would be safer in Holland than Holland Park, but although they survived the German …
Laurence Olivier
A Biography
Av Donald Spoto
Ljudbok, 2010
408 kr
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Laurence Olivier was the most famous actor of his century and one of the greatest of all time. His looks made him a matinee idol; his talent made him world-renowned as an actor, director, and producer. From his stage roles as Hamlet and Archie Rice to his screen roles as Heathcliff and Henry V, his …
Dark Side of Genius
The Life of Alfred Hitchcock
Av Donald Spoto
Ljudbok, 2012
447 kr
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The story of the man who changed people’s relationships with their showers forever, thanks to Psycho, this is the classic, Edgar Award–winning biography of the enigmatic and intensely private Alfred Hitchcock. One of America’s greatest film directors, his suspenseful subject matter ranged from the …
Girl's Got to Breathe
The Life of Teresa Wright
Av Donald Spoto
Häftad, 2025
375 kr
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The actress Teresa Wright (1918–2005) lived a rich, complex, magnificent life against the backdrop of Golden Age Hollywood, Broadway and television. There was no indication, from her astonishingly difficult—indeed, horrifying—childhood, of the success that would follow, nor of the universal acclaim …
