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William J. Mann is an American novelist, biographer, and Hollywood historian best known for his studies of Hollywood and the American film industry, especially his 2006 biography of Katharine Hepburn, Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn. Kate was named one of the 100 Notable Books of 2006 by the New toon meer York Times. Mann was born in Connecticut and received his Master's degree at Wesleyan University. His first novel, The Men From the Boys, was published by Dutton in 1997. His other biographies include How to Be a Movie Star: Elizabeth Taylor in Hollywood, and 2014's New York Times bestseller: Hello Gorgeous: Becoming Barbra Streisand. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
Fotografie: Photograph by Michael Childers, courtesy of the the author

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Werken van William J. Mann

Kate: the Woman Who Was Hepburn (2006) 309 exemplaren
The Men from the Boys (1997) 268 exemplaren
Where The Boys Are (2002) 158 exemplaren
All American Boy (2005) 141 exemplaren
Men Who Love Men (2007) 98 exemplaren
Object of Desire (2009) 93 exemplaren
The Biograph Girl (2000) 90 exemplaren
Masters of Midnight (2013) — Medewerker — 82 exemplaren
All I Want for Christmas [Anthology 4-in-1] (1656) — Auteur — 56 exemplaren
Best Gay Erotica 2005 (2004) — Redacteur — 32 exemplaren
Grave Passions (1997) — Redacteur; Medewerker — 21 exemplaren

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Gangbare naam
Mann, William J.
Officiële naam
Mann, William J.
Geboortedatum
1963-08-07
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
USA
Woonplaatsen
Palm Springs, California, USA
Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA
Opleiding
Wesleyan University (MA)
Beroepen
writer
historian
Prijzen en onderscheidingen
Lambda Literary Award 1999
Agent
Malaga Baldi Literary Agency
Korte biografie
William J. Mann, born August 7, 1963, is an American novelist, biographer, and Hollywood historian. Earlier in his life, he worked as a Capitol Hill aide in Washington, D.C.

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Jeff got this for me for my 25th birthday and I'm starting it midway through my 26th year. I would've read it earlier, but it's just too heavy to carry around.
 
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LibrarianDest | 7 andere besprekingen | Jan 3, 2024 |
Pretty good bio of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. I found the parts on Bogey more satisfying that the parts on Bacall. The book did point out that it was Bacall who has fashioned the image of Bogart. I do have some "qualms" about some sentences in the book. Page 216 lists colleagues that were "actually fighting with the Allies" and includes John Huston in that list. According to Mark Harris' book Five Came Back, it did not appear that Huston did much, if any fighting. On Page 270 the book discusses how Bacall lowered her voice by projecting in her hotel room. In Todd McCarthy's bio Howard Hawks: The Grey Fox of Hollywood, it was Hawks who told her to go out to the canyons and yell til her voice was hoarse (and supposedly he used this method for Lizabeth Scott as well). The discussion of Bogart's and Bacall's visit to DC to protect the House Un-American Activities Committee was covered and yes, Bogart and Bogart were the highest profile actors in DC. And later they issues a statement indicating their trip was ill-advised. In a seminar in 1997 on the blacklisting, actress Marsha Hunt, seemed to hold bad feelings about Bogart's turnaround on this and felt he did it to save his career. I am not sure how she spoke at other events but at this one, she seemed to have felt betrayed by Bogart. Larry Adler, who was part of the entourage who went to DC, indicated in his autobiography entitled "It Ain't Necessarily So" that Bogart was the first to cave and that caused other high profile members like Gene Kelly and Danny Kaye to leave as well. Adler also gives a very good portrayal of what Bogart was like when intoxicated (a very nasty drunk). Overall, the book gives a really good look at Bogart's early life as well as his support of his mother and sisters after he became famous. There is no filmography but overall, I would recommend for any fan of Bogart or Bacall.… (meer)
 
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knahs | Dec 11, 2023 |
The author spends an inordinate amount of time energy on his seeming obsession with Ms. Hepburn's purported lesbian tendencies which are pure supposition on his part. He then wastes more time defending his position. It ruined the book for me.
 
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