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Dashing to the End

The Ray Milland Story

University Press of Mississippi

The engaging and detailed first biography of the Oscar-winning Welsh actor

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One Tough Dame

The Life and Career of Diana Rigg

By Herbie J Pilato; Foreword by Rupert Macnee; Introduction by Ray Austin
University Press of Mississippi

A detailed biography of the esteemed actress, before, during, and after The Avengers

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Jean Peters

Hollywood's Mystery Girl

University Press of Mississippi

The first definitive volume in more than fifty years on the extraordinary star of Pickup on South Street, Three Coins in the Fountain, and Niagara

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She Damn Near Ran the Studio

The Extraordinary Lives of Ida R. Koverman

University Press of Mississippi

The first biography of Hollywood’s political matchmaker, kingmaker, and MGM’s movie star maker

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José Ferrer

Success and Survival

University Press of Mississippi

The first major biography of the Puerto Rican director and Tony- and Oscar-winning actor

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The Life of Dick Haymes

No More Little White Lies

University Press of Mississippi

A biography of the superstar crooner, his rise, fall, and struggle for a second act

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The Lost World of DeMille

By John Kobal; Introduction by Robert Dance
University Press of Mississippi

Published at long last, a great film historian’s biography of the director who invented Hollywood

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The Brothers Mankiewicz

Hope, Heartbreak, and Hollywood Classics

University Press of Mississippi

The first dual biography of two Hollywood icons

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Sterling Hayden's Wars

University Press of Mississippi

A biography of a master sailor, war hero, and one of the most unusual and troubled stars of the Golden Era of Hollywood

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Winnie Lightner

Tomboy of the Talkies

University Press of Mississippi

The biography of the spunky “Song a Minute Girl,” the first actress to have her spoken words censored

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Dan Duryea

Heel with a Heart

University Press of Mississippi

The biography of a devoted family man best known for his roles as abusive villains

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Madeline Kahn

Being the Music, A Life

University Press of Mississippi

The first biography of the great comedic actress and star of stage and screen

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She Could Be Chaplin!

The Comedic Brilliance of Alice Howell

University Press of Mississippi

The first book-length appreciation of one of the most important comediennes of the silent film era

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Van Johnson

MGM's Golden Boy

University Press of Mississippi

The only full-length biography of this immensely popular screen star of the 1940s and 1950s

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Sitting Pretty

The Life and Times of Clifton Webb

University Press of Mississippi

The autobiography of one of the top moneymakers in the history of Twentieth Century-Fox

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Mary Wickes

I Know I've Seen That Face Before

University Press of Mississippi

The full story of one of Hollywood’s most accomplished character actresses

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A Girl's Got To Breathe

The Life of Teresa Wright

University Press of Mississippi

A biography of the Oscar-winning American actress

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A Real American Character

The Life of Walter Brennan

University Press of Mississippi

The first biography of the prodigiously hard-working actor who embodied the Western ideal

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Marilyn Monroe

A Life of the Actress, Revised and Updated

University Press of Mississippi

The first biography to focus on the American icon’s acting craft

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Joan Blondell

A Life between Takes

University Press of Mississippi

The first major biography of an actress with a long and lustrous career in film and television

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The Search for Sam Goldwyn

By Carol Easton; Foreword by Carl Rollyson
University Press of Mississippi

A biography that parts the curtain on the true story behind Hollywood’s original movie mogul

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Garden of Dreams

The Life of Simone Signoret

University Press of Mississippi

A biography of the stunning French movie star and her complex marriage to singer Yves Montand

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Zachary Scott

Hollywood's Sophisticated Cad

University Press of Mississippi

A biography of the stage and screen star who could never escape the role of dashing villain

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Gloria Swanson

Ready for Her Close-Up

University Press of Mississippi

A biography of the Queen of Hollywood and her decades of successes and comebacks in film, art, fashion, and journalism

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Lew Ayres

Hollywood's Conscientious Objector

University Press of Mississippi

A biography of the accomplished actor and staunch pacifist who changed the way America considers grounds for conscientious objection

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Hollywood Enigma

Dana Andrews

University Press of Mississippi

A biography of the great noir actor who perfected the male mask of steely impassivity

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Barbara Stanwyck

The Miracle Woman

University Press of Mississippi

A biography of the savvy, sexy, and inspirationally hardworking actress

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Hollywood Madonna

Loretta Young

University Press of Mississippi

The first comprehensive biography of the talented devout Catholic who deceived the world by falsely adopting her love child

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Forever Mame

The Life of Rosalind Russell

University Press of Mississippi

A biography of the full and rewarding life of a Golden Age star

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Alice Faye

A Life Beyond the Silver Screen

University Press of Mississippi

The biography of 20th Century Fox’s beloved, velvet-voiced beauty

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Beyond Paradise

The Life of Ramon Novarro

University Press of Mississippi

A biography of the religious and deeply closeted rival to Rudolph Valentino

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Claudette Colbert

She Walked in Beauty

University Press of Mississippi

A biography of the award–winning and versatile star of screen, stage, and television

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Carole Landis

A Most Beautiful Girl

University Press of Mississippi

The tragically brief life of the actress who became every serviceman’s pin-up during WWII

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