A former child actress, Mara Wilson has always felt a little young and out of place. As the only kid on a film set full of adults, the first daughter in a house full of boys, a Valley girl in New York and a neurotic in California, and a grown-up the world still remembers as a li…
Mae Murray (1885-1965), popularly known as "the girl with the bee-stung lips," was a fiery presence in silent-era Hollywood. Renowned for her classic beauty and charismatic presence, she rocketed to stardom as a dancer in the Ziegfeld Follies, moving across the country to star i…
With candor, humor, and warmth, legendary musician, actress, activist, and icon Olivia Newton-John reveals her life story'from her unforgettable rise to fame in the classic musical Grease to her passionate advocacy for health and wellness in light of her battles with cancer
Gianni Bozzacchi traces his journey from humble beginnings to the sphere of the rich and famous. Beautifully illustrated with many of the photographer's most iconic images, this lively memoir provides an invaluable behind-the-scenes look at the business of filmmaking and the per…
A collection of biographical essays on gender, sexuality, race, beauty, Hollywood and the realities of modern women also shares the author's wrenching experiences as a survivor of sexual assault
Colonel de Luce, in desperate need of funds, rents his beloved estate of Buckshaw over to a film company. They will be shooting a movie over the Christmas holidays, filming scenes in the stately manse with a famous and reclusive star. She is widely despised, so it is to no one's…
"The Star System: Hollywood's Production of Popular Identities examines the development and changing organisation of the star system in the American film industry. Tracing the popularity of star performers from the early 'cinema of attractions' to the internet universe, Paul McD…
Stephen Tobolowsky presents a spiritually inquisitive, autobiographical collection of personal reflections that explores life's great mysteries and the art of stagecraft during encounters with famous film directors, ghosts, pygmy hippos and more
The diaries of Richard Burton (born Richard Walter Jenkins), written between 1939 and 1983 - throughout his career and the years of his marriages to Elizabeth Taylor
In the biggest edition yet, Paul Donnelley has once again added more than 100 new entries and revised numerous existing ones.
Præsentation af de unge mandlige figurer og de skuespillere der har rollerne fra film som "True blood", "The vampire diaries" og "Twilight".
Considering both Shakespeare's fellow writers as well as members of his acting company, 'Shakespeare in company' offers a unique insight into the company kept by William Shakespeare and how it impacted on his writing
