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Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Based on new and revelatory material from Brando's own private archives, an award-winning film biographer presents a deeply-textured, ambitious, and definitive portrait of the greatest movie actor of the twentieth century, the elusive Marlon Brando, bringing his extraordinarily complex life into view as never before." --
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Academy Award-winning actress Anjelica Huston writes about her relationship with Jack Nicholson, her rise to stardom, her work with the greatest directors in Hollywood, her love affair with her husband, and much more. Anjelica Huston was twenty-nine years old and trying to create a place for herself as an actress in Hollywood when the director Tony Richardson said to her: "'Poor little you. So much talent and so little to show for it. You're never...
Author
Language
English
Description
The famous British singer-actress takes her readers on a warm, moving, and often humorous journey from a difficult upbringing in war-torn Britain to the brink of international stardom in America. Her memoir begins in 1935, when Julie was born to an aspiring vaudevillian mother and a teacher father, and takes readers to 1962, when Walt Disney himself saw her on Broadway and cast her as the world's most famous nanny
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Film legend Sophia Loren shares vivid memories of work, love, and family"--
"In her first memoir, the Academy Award-winning actress Sophia Loren tells her incredible life story from the struggles of her childhood in war-torn Naples to her life as a screen legend, icon of elegance, and devoted mother. In her acting career spanning more than six decades, Sophia Loren became known for her striking beauty and dramatic roles with famed costars Cary Grant,...
46) The money shot
Author
Series
Teddy Fay novels volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Ever a man of mystery and intrigue, Teddy Fay has donned a new disguise--that of Mark Weldon, a stuntman and actor starring in Centurion Pictures' newest film. When the picture's leading lady begins receiving blackmail threats, Teddy is in the perfect position to investigate, and it soon becomes clear that the villains have more in their sights than just money. Money they've got. What they need is prestige, the cache of a respected studio to lend...
47) Hollywood dirt
Author
Series
Publisher
Everafter Romance
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Cole Masten. Married to Nadia Smith. One half of Hollywood's golden couple. The press adored them, fans worshiped them, the box office was owned by them. Together, they could do no wrong. Cole Masten. Abandoned by Nadia Smith. Hollywood's Perfect Husband is now Hollywood's Sexiest Bachelor: partying hard and screwing even harder. Move over Colin Farrell, there's a new bad boy ruling Los Angeles. I'm Summer Jenkins, a small town girl stuck in Quincy,...
Author
Publisher
Amistad
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
Available once again, the definitive biography of the pioneering Black performer-the first nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award-who broke new ground in Hollywood and helped transform American society in the years before Civil Rights movement-a remarkable woman of her time who also transcended it.
"An ambitious, rigorously researched account of the long-ignored film star and chanteuse... Bogle has fashioned a resonant history of a bygone era...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The world can see that international A-list actress Whitman ("Win") Tagore and jet-setting playboy Leo Milanowski are made for each other. Their kisses start Twitter trends and their fights break the internet. From red carpet appearances to Met Gala mishaps, their on-again, off-again romance has titillated the public and the press for almost a decade. But it's all a lie. As a woman of color, Win knows the Hollywood deck is stacked against her, so...
50) Blonde
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A fictional retelling of the life of Marilyn Monroe, complete with "The Ex-Athlete," "The Playwright," "The President," and a look at "the soul of Norma Jeane, an illegitimate and abused child."--Booklist review.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"For decades, Rebel Wilson had single-mindedly focused on her career, making a name for herself through her iconic roles in Pitch Perfect, Bridesmaids, and Isn't It Romantic. Now, she's ready to chronicle the emotional and physical lessons she learned, as well as her most embarrassing experiences. A malaria-induced hallucination? An all-style martial arts fighting tournament? Junior handling at dog shows? And this was all BEFORE she moved to Hollywood!...
53) Snuff
Author
Language
English
Description
In the crowded greenroom of a porn-movie production, hundreds of men mill around in their boxers, awaiting their turn with the legendary Cassie Wright. An aging adult film star, Cassie Wright intends to cap her career by breaking the world record for serial fornication by having sex with 600 men on camera—one of whom may want to kill her.
Told from the perspectives of Mr. 72, Mr. 137, Mr. 600, and Sheila, the talent wrangler
...Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
In 2006 Forbes magazine ranked Tom Cruise as the most powerful celebrity in the world. With three Golden Globe awards, three Academy Award nominations, and 27 films with an average box office gross of nearly $100 million, People Magazine's choice for the "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1990 is unquestionably one of the biggest movie stars of our time. He has also become one of the most controversial, for his outspoken championship of Scientology, for his criticism...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
In this compulsively readable and constantly surprising book, Peter Biskind, the author of the film classics "Easy Riders, Raging Bulls" and "Down and Dirty Pictures," writes the most intimate, revealing, and balanced biography ever of Hollywood legend Warren Beatty
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Reference
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"This title introduces readers to some of the most popular and influential film actors in history. In addition to learning about key roles actors have played, readers will learn about notable awards each person has won. Features include a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Encyclopedias is an imprint of Abdo Reference, a division of ABDO." --Publisher marketing.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
Description
Fifty years after her death, Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe still beguiles the world, her image enthralling millions. Many books have attempted to explain her allure and tell her story, but none has succeeded as well as this work by acclaimed biographer Donald Spoto.
Spoto's exhaustive research uncovers a conspiracy of silence, allowing him to present the facts, free from often-repeated myths and speculation. Granted access to more than thirty-five...
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
Ashley Judd is best known as the acclaimed actress in films such as De Lovely and Double Jeopardy, but these days she is more likely to be found wading through an African refugee camp or Asian brothel than on a film set. For most of the past decade Judd has been visiting human rights hotspots around the world to spread the word of hope, health, and gender equality on behalf of one of the leading public health nonprofits, PSI/YouthAIDS. Her work has...
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