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Marilyn Monroe
By Barbara Leaming. 1998
Make 'em laugh: short-term memories of longtime friends
By Debbie Reynolds, Dorian Hannaway. 2015
From her acclaimed performances to her headline-making divorce from Eddie Fisher and raising a famous daughter to hitting the road…
with a successful one-woman show, Debbie Reynolds has been in the spotlight for decades. She's met presidents, performed for the Queen of England, and partied with kings. In this personal tour, she recalls moments with the greats of the entertainment world - Lucille Ball, Frank Sinatra, Bette Davis, Phyllis Diller - sharing stories that shed new light on her life and career and the glittering world of Hollywood then and now. Debbie shares memories of late night pals and some of the greatest comedians of all time, stories from the big screen and small, and tales of marriage, motherhood and children. Combining her wicked sense of humour and appealing charm, she reveals the personal side of show business and fame. 2015.Mae West: a biography
By George Eells, Stanley Musgrove. 1982
Biography of the famous Hollywood sex symbol and movie star, based on her own stories, and on interviews with celebrities…
and friends who knew her. Accentuates her ribald exploits, bawdy wit, and quarrels with censors, and the unrelenting force of personality that kept her in the limelight. 1982.Lulu in Hollywood
By Louise Brooks. 1982
Seven autobiographical essays by a legendary film star of the twenties and thirties. With wit and candor, the actress recalls…
her life and the people she knew and worked with in the "golden period" of Hollywood. 1982.Lucille: the life of Lucille Ball
By Kathleen Brady. 1994
A portrait of Lucille Ball, Hollywood's queen of comedy for over two decades, culled from the recollections of her closest…
friends, family, and Lucy herself. Revealing insights, anecdotes and comments from such stars as Milton Berle, Katharine Hepburn, and Bob Hope show a passionate, complex, and often demanding woman. 1994.Love, loss, and what we ate: a memoir
By Padma Lakshmi. 2016
Long before Padma Lakshmi ever stepped onto a television set, she learned that how people eat is an extension of…
how they love, how they comfort, how they forge a sense of home, and how they taste the world as they navigate their way through it. Shuttling between continents as a child, she lived a life of dislocation that would become habit as an adult, never quite at home in the world. And yet, through all her travels, her favourite food remained the simple rice she first ate sitting on the cool floor of her grandmother's kitchen in South India. This is the extraordinary account of her journey from that humble kitchen, ruled by ferocious and unforgettable women, to the judges' table of Top Chef and beyond. Bestseller. 2016.Lord of misrule: the autobiography of Christopher Lee
By Christopher Lee. 2003
From Bond baddie Scaramanga in The Man with the Golden Gun to Count Dracula and the wizard Saruman in Lord…
of the Rings, Christopher Lee's remarkable career has delighted and terrified fans young and old alike. But his life has proved just as strange as his films. Lee's family was descended from papal nobility, and an unusual home life was counterbalanced by his conventionally English education, as public school was followed by the RAF and dramatic wartime experiences. 2003.Leonard: my fifty-year friendship with a remarkable man
By William Shatner, David Fisher. 2016
Shatner and Nimoy first met as actors on the set of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Little did they know that…
their next roles, in a new science-fiction television series, would shape their lives in ways no one could have anticipated. In 79 television episodes and six feature films, they grew to know each other more than most friends could ever imagine. In this powerfully emotional book, Shatner tells the story of a man who was his friend for over 50 years, recounting anecdotes and untold stories of their lives on and off set, as well as gathering stories from Nimoy's close friends and family. Bestseller. 2016.Legend: the life and death of Marilyn Monroe
By Fred Lawrence Guiles. 1984
With unrestrained detail, the author relates Monroe's lifelong path to self-oblivion and the manifestation of her abiding sense of uselessness.…
Guiles tracks the series of emotional traumas that clouded her life, influencing and spoiling her relationships with men. Some strong language. 1984.Leading with my chin
By Jay Leno, Bill Zehme. 1996
Humorous memoir of one of America's favourite comedians. Jay Leno recounts his zany youth, his early years of struggle on…
the comedy circuit, and his ultimate selection to succeed Johnny Carson as host of The Tonight Show. Strong language. 1996.Last girl before freeway: the life, loves, losses, and liberation of Joan Rivers
By Leslie Bennetts. 2016
Joan Rivers was more than a legendary comedian; she was an icon and a role model to millions, a fearless…
pioneer who left a legacy of expanded opportunity when she died in 2014. Her life was a dramatic roller coaster of triumphant highs and devastating lows: the suicide of her husband, her feud with Johnny Carson, her estrangement from her daughter, her many plastic surgeries, her ferocious ambition, and her massive insecurities. But Rivers' career was also hugely significant in American cultural history, breaking down barriers for her gender and pushing the boundaries of truth-telling for women in public life. 2016.Laughing on the outside: the life of John Candy
By Martin Knelman. 1996
Knelman chronicles John Candy's early life in Toronto, his days with Second City and SCTV, his Hollywood career, and his…
venture into sports ownership. While portraying Candy as warm and generous, as well as very gifted, Knelman also discusses the anxieties and insecurities in Candy's character. 1996.Lauren Bacall by myself
By Lauren Bacall. 1978
The first autobiography of Lauren Bacall. The actress candidly recounts her adventures as a Hollywood starlet, her celebrated marriage to…
Humphrey Bogart, and her life and loves after Bogart's death. 1978.Lana--the lady, the legend, the truth: The Lady, The Legend, The Truth
By Lana Turner. 1982
Doris Day: the untold story of the girl next door
By David Kaufman. 2008
By telling Doris Day's previously untold story, journalist Kaufman takes readers to the epicentre of American popular culture. While Day…
symbolized virtuous America to the rest of the world - especially in her heyday, the 1950s and early 1960s - both she and that era are still perceived as being far more innocent and carefree than they really were. In fact, Day was a real-life Cinderella who regretted having gone to the ball, and whose series of princes proved far less than charming. 2008.Judy Garland: the secret life of an American legend
By David Shipman. 1992
The author, drawing heavily on remembrances by show business associates and friends, reveals the private life of one of Hollywood's…
most popular and multi-talented performers. Shipman reveals Garland's life to be one filled with tragedy and abuse. He delves into family history, Garland's vaudeville debut as Frances "Baby" Gumm, the MGM years, her tumultuous romances, and the addictions that ultimately ended her career and her life at the age of forty-seven. Strong language. 1992.Cagney
By John McCabe. 2002
Drawing on countless hours of interviews with James Cagney that were not used in Cagney's autobiography, John McCabe has written…
a searching chronicle of a major actor's life and career. 2002.This is the story of four of the greatest thespian boozers who ever walked - or staggered - off a…
film set into a pub. It's a story of drunken binges of near biblical proportions, parties and orgies, broken marriages, drugs, riots and wanton sexual conquests. They got away with it because of their extraordinary acting talent and because the public loved them. They were truly the last of a breed, the last of the movie hellraisers. Includes strong language. 2010.Knee deep in paradise
By Brett Butler. 1996
Comedian known for her starring role in the sitcom "Grace under fire" takes a serious look at her past. Abandoned…
by her father at an early age, Butler later faced her mother's depression, her own alcoholism, and an abusive first husband. Strong language, violence, and some descriptions of sex. 1996.Kirk and Anne: letters of love, laughter, and a lifetime in Hollywood
By Kirk Douglas, Anne Douglas, Marsha Newberger. 2017
Painstakingly maintained by Anne over the course of more than six decades and never before made public, this correspondence includes…
candid details of Kirk and Anne's (often turbulent) courtship and marriage, set against the backdrop of Kirk's screen triumphs in films ranging from Lust For Life to Paths of Glory and Spartacus. Through the letters themselves and Kirk and Anne's words, never-before-told stories emerge about the legendary stars they knew so well: Lauren Bacall, Frank Sinatra, Burt Lancaster, Marlene Dietrich, Gregory Peck, Cole Porter, John Wayne, Tony Curtis, and son Michael Douglas; fascinating first-hand accounts of Hollywood film sets and dinner parties; exotic tales of travel to over forty countries as goodwill ambassadors. There are personal stories of presidents and first ladies, and powerful memories of both joy and sadness. 2017.