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Surprisingly, this is the first full-length biography of the legendary comic who was the creative half of the universally loved duo Laurel and Hardy. Based upon scores of interviews with family and friends (including the intimate diaries of Virginia Ruth Laurel, whom Stan married three times), Stan tells the very human story of Laurel’s struggle to survive against difficult odds, personal and professional.

Tyrone Power was as versatile in life as he was on the screen. He was a multifaceted man and was the last idol created by the vast star-making machine 20th Century Fox. Coming from a family of multi-generational actors, Tyrone Power broke the proverbial mold. His on-screen charisma in the 30s and 40s propelled him to the forefront of must-have actors. His on-screen accomplishments were many, yet he did not hesitate to enter the military when his country went to war. After the war, he continued in his career, but the years took their toll.

Seit Jahrzehnten ist Demi Moore ein Synonym für Berühmtheit. Fast ihr ganzes Leben - legendäre Filmrollen, Beziehungen mit berühmtesten Männern Hollywoods, Familienleben - war immer im Rampenlicht, offen für die ganze Welt. Aber was steht hinter diesem glänzenden Erfolg? Selbst als Demi die bestbezahlte Schauspielerin in Hollywood geworden war, wurde sie von ihrer Vergangenheit, Kindheitsängsten, Zweifeln und Unsicherheiten, Sucht und Körperbildproblemen ständig verfolgt.

Die erste und einzige autorisierte Biografie von Jan Fedder - mit unveröffentlichten exklusiven Interviews. "Ich habe alles gelebt und erlebt. Ich habe all meine Sehnsüchte gestillt und ich vermisse nichts. Denn was bleibt von einem Menschen? Seine Knochen. Und seine Geschichten." - Jan Fedder. Er war der letzte Volksschauspieler. Jan Fedder: direkt, gerade, ehrlich, kein Diplomat, aber mit großem Herzen für die Menschen - so verkörperte er wie kein zweiter DEN Hamburger schlechthin. Er starb am 30. Dezember 2019.

Through even the joyous and innocent memories, the pain of Davies' lifelong grief and profound betrayal is unfiltered, searing and beautifully articulated. Just Ignore Him is not only an autobiography, it is a testament to a survivor's resilience and courage.

Bette Davis didn’t fit the usual Hollywood image of beauty, but by sheer force of will she became one of the most famous and prominent actresses of the twentieth century. Her entire life was focused on her six-decades-long career. This invariably led to the loss of three husbands and estrangement from her oldest daughter. Still, Bette Davis lived with few regrets. Her most famous movies, Jezebel, All About Eve, and What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? are still considered classics, discovered by a generation that wasn’t even born when the movies were made.

In the 1920s, the burgeoning movie industry was starting to come into its own, and virtually no actor was as famous - or infamous - as John Barrymore. Like many other film stars his age, Barrymore’s career had started in other forms of entertainment, in his case theater. By the time movies were becoming popular, Barrymore was one of the world’s foremost Shakespearean actors.

David Morrell is best known for his acclaimed thrillers, including The Brotherhood of the Rose, Creepers, Murder as a Fine Art, and his debut novel, First Blood, in which Rambo first appeared. But Morrell is also a master of nonfiction. Twenty of his essays about iconic writers, actors, and singers are collected in Stars in My Eyes: My Love Affair with Books, Movies, and Music.

Yvonne De Carlo, Michael B. Druxman’s one-woman play, is set in 1974 when the actress is at an emotional crossroads. As she contemplates divorcing her husband of 18 years, she remembers the events that have brought her to this point in her life, beginning with a fatherless childhood in Vancouver, BC, and a destitute mother intent on making her daughter a ballet star. She further reminisces about the many men who have passed through her life, including romances with the likes of Howard Hughes and Aly Khan.

Stationen eines ungewöhnlichen Lebens Erwin Geschonneck zählt zu den wenigen charismatischen Bühnen- und Filmstars der DDR. Seine schauspielerische Individualität ist legendär. Trotz seines Erfolges ist er sich selbst sein Leben lang treu geblieben und nutzte seine exponierte Stellung immer wieder, um Verhältnisse und Entscheidungen, mit denen er nicht einverstanden war, kritisch zu beleuchten. 1906 als Sohn eines einfachen Flickschusters in der ostpreußischen Kleinstadt Bartenstein geboren, fühlte er sich doch stets als Berliner.

Katherine Hepburn was the archetypical, no nonsense, all American independent, Yankee woman, but she was also a movie star. She is remembered here in this touching tribute as a woman who helped redefine what a woman was to be in the coming time and blazed new ground as a riveting, one of a kind, actor's actor.

Bob Hope (1903-2003) born Leslie Townes Hope, was an American comedian whose career spanned 78 years. During Hope’s long career, he achieved recognition as a stand-up comedian, a vaudevillian, an actor, a singer and dancer, an author, and even an athlete.

While actors like Humphrey Bogart and Cary Grant remain household names, and actresses like Greta Garbo are still widely remembered, few had careers that enjoyed the success of William Powell. In a career spanning several decades, Powell would receive three Oscar nominations for Best Actor for critically acclaimed movies, so it is somewhat ironic that he is mostly remembered today for his association with the more famous Myrna Loy. Together, they starred in 14 films, including the 1934 box office hit, The Thin Man.

Jeff Corey (1914-2002) made a name for himself in the 1940s as a character actor in films like The Killers (1946). Everything changed in 1951, when he was summoned before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Corey refused to name names and was promptly blacklisted, which forced him to walk away from a vibrant livelihood as an actor and embark on a career as one of the industry's most revered acting instructors. In Improvising Out Loud: My Life Teaching Hollywood How to Act, Corey recounts his extraordinary story.

Katherine Hepburn is not only a beloved movie icon, but one of the early progenitors of the American women’s movement. Coming from a life of wealth and privilege, she continued her family‘s tradition of zealously guarding the rights of others while becoming one of the the world's most beloved and original actresses we have known. This is her story in her own words and those of the people who knew and loved her.

Katherine Hepburn is not only a beloved movie icon, but one of the early progenitors of the American woman’s movement. Coming from a life of wealth and privilege, she continued her family‘s tradition of zealously guarding the rights of others while becoming one of the the world's most beloved and original actresses we have known.

Do you want to learn more about how the great literary detective Sherlock Holmes was born and how Arthur Conan Doyle came to create him, but don’t have time to listen to huge, long biographies? Then let The History Journals take you on an hourly history tour of his life. Now fascinating as Sherlock Holmes undoubtedly is, and this journal will certainly take you on a journey of discovery following in the great man’s footsteps, there’s another story here, most certainly worthy of your attention.

Clifton Webb was one of those rare motion picture actors who became a major box-office star when he was in his mid-50s. Indeed, his first sound movie was Laura (1944), and his role as Waldo Lydecker in that classic film noir earned him the first of three Oscar nominations. Four years later, Clifton Webb became a household name when he played Lynn Belvedere and poured a bowl of mush onto a baby's head in Sitting Pretty.

Ida Lupino was a trail-blazer. Not only was she one of the most vibrant Hollywood actresses of the 1940s and 1950s, but she was also only the second woman to become a member of the Director's Guild. Michael B. Druxman's one-woman play, Ida: The Last Lupino, joins Ida in 1983 when she is living alone in her decaying Brentwood home as a virtual hermit, lamenting the break-up of her marriage with Howard Duff. Ida: The Last Lupino is a vivid, often witty, portrait of a woman who conquered a man's world.

The Hollywood way of life has long been a potent mix of scandal, secrecy, and sensation: exactly like the Hollywood way of death.... In this unique study, Peter Underwood charts the lives, loves, and deaths of 30 of Tinseltown’s most glittering stars. Many deaths were sad or senseless; some were tragic; others were the revenge of old age, while a few were the revenge of something altogether more sinister.