WILLIAM SCHOELL
MARTINI MAN: The Life of DEAN MARTIN
"... this whirlwind bio takes Martin out from the shadows of Jerry Lewis and the Sinatra-led Rat Pack and puts the popular crooner, film actor, comedian and TV personality center-stage." (Publishers Weekly)
THE SUNDANCE KID: The Unauthorized Biography of ROBERT REDFORD
[with LAWRENCE J. QUIRK]
Redford is given his due in this timely biography that benefits from interviews with co-workers, fellow actors, directors, and Redford himself. Not only is Redford's acting career explored-with the speculation that he may have emerged as a much greater actor if he had stayed in the theater-but also his political activities and, of course Sundance.
JOAN CRAWFORD: The Essential Biography [With LAWRENCE QUIRK]
This controversial book on a very controversial woman examines Crawford's private life and career, as well as the charges of child abuse from her daughter (but not from her other children). Crawford was far from perfect, a better actress than she was given credit for, and was the subject of a vicious smear campaign when she was no longer alive to defend herself.
THE RAT PACK: NEON NIGHTS WITH THE KINGS OF COOL [with LAWRENCE J. QUIRK]
Frank, Dean, Sammy, Joey and Peter. They worked hard, played hard, loved hard. This is the story of five talented men, their careers, rivalries, friends and enemies, lovers, highs and lows, ther beginnings and their final sunsets.
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