A new, in-depth biography of the iconic actress by critically-acclaimed biographer Donald Spoto.
Donald Spoto was born near New York City in 1941 and received his PhD degree from Fordham University in 1970. He is the author of 27 books, including internationally bestselling biographies of Alfred Hitchcock, Tennessee Williams, Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe and Ingrid Bergman. He is married to the Danish school administrator and artist Ole Flemming Larsen. They live in a quiet village an hour's drive from Copenhagen.
Spoto has a Hollywood knack of spinning a good yarn ... What he
delivers, with great vim and verbal rhythm, is a portrait of a
cherished actress who led a seemingly blameless life
*The Times*
Immensely readable ... Donald Spoto captures the spirit of this
enigmatic woman through her life and loves
*Daily Express*
The enchantment survives, unalloyed
*Literary Review*
Spoto's elegant prose is a perfect match for a subject who has
always been a byword for elegance
*Sunday Times*
Spoto's sympathetic but frank biography leaves her less of an
enigma but her magic remains untarnished
*Sunday Tribune*
Spoto has a Hollywood knack of spinning a good yarn ... What he
delivers, with great vim and verbal rhythm, is a portrait of a
cherished actress who led a seemingly blameless life * The Times
*
Immensely readable ... Donald Spoto captures the spirit of this
enigmatic woman through her life and loves * Daily Express *
The enchantment survives, unalloyed * Literary Review *
Spoto's elegant prose is a perfect match for a subject who has
always been a byword for elegance * Sunday Times *
Spoto's sympathetic but frank biography leaves her less of an
enigma but her magic remains untarnished * Sunday Tribune *
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