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Charles Higham (1) (1931–2012)

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Charles Higham held the post of Regents Professor and writer in residence at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and he was the Hollywood feature writer for the New York Times from 1970 to 1980.

Werken van Charles Higham

Cary Grant ; Een dubbelleven (1989) 182 exemplaren
Howard Hughes: The Secret Life (1993) 169 exemplaren
Trading with the Enemy (1983) 143 exemplaren
Elizabeth and Philip (1991) 119 exemplaren
Errol Flynn: The Untold Story (1980) 84 exemplaren
Bette: The Life of Bette Davis (1981) 82 exemplaren
Lucy: The Life of Lucille Ball (1986) 43 exemplaren
Hollywood in the Forties (1968) 43 exemplaren
Palace: My Life in the Royal Family of Monaco (1986) — Auteur — 32 exemplaren
Brando: An Unauthorized Biography (1987) 32 exemplaren
The films of Orson Welles (1970) 24 exemplaren
Ziegfeld (1972) 19 exemplaren
Ava: a life story (1974) 15 exemplaren
Midnight Tree (1979) 14 exemplaren
Australian Writing Today (1968) 9 exemplaren
Celebrity Circus (1979) 8 exemplaren
Warner Brothers (1975) 7 exemplaren
Hollywood at sunset (1972) 6 exemplaren
Tales of Terror 3 exemplaren
A distant star 1 exemplaar
International Film Guide (1973) 1 exemplaar
Nightmare Stories 1 exemplaar

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Gangbare naam
Higham, Charles
Geboortedatum
1931-02-18
Overlijdensdatum
2012-04-21
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
UK
Geboorteplaats
London, England, UK
Plaats van overlijden
Los Angeles, California, USA
Woonplaatsen
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
California, USA
Beroepen
biographer
author
editor
poet

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Murder in Hollywood by Charles Higham is one of the best books written about the murder of William Desmond Taylor. It puts forth the most likely explanation of who and how the murder occurred. I found it also gave a fascinating glimpse into Hollywood of silent film era.
 
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laplantelibrary | 1 andere bespreking | Jan 27, 2023 |
he reminds me of Donald trump. "It's all about me." I didn't know he was bisexual, that he might have died of aids.
he never seemed to pay income tax.
 
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mahallett | 1 andere bespreking | Sep 28, 2020 |
Neither sister comes off particularly well in this bio, but the writing is the real loser. Aside from being in need of a good editor and less gossipy feel, it's sprinkled with WTF moments like: "Walter de Havilland...often let his incestuous feelings for Joan be known. Still a virgin and very insecure about sexual matters, Joan was certainly not ready for incest." What?!? When would she be ready???

Aside from the distractingly bad writing, interesting to get to know one of my favorites (yes, Olivia, like the author) a little better.… (meer)
 
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Werken
52
Leden
2,180
Populariteit
#11,749
Waardering
3.2
Besprekingen
29
ISBNs
209
Talen
10

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