Donald Spoto Ordre des livres (chronologique)

Bardzo obszerna, obiektywna, oparta tylko na faktach, wywiadach i sprawdzonych źródłach relacja z życia i twórczości wielkiej i powszechnie uwielbianej gwiazdy Hollywood - Audrey Hepburn. Donald Spoto to wybitny specjalista od biografii gwiazd i sław. Jest autorem wielu cenionych biografii, m.in. Jacqueline Kennedy, Jamesa Deana, Elizabeth Taylor, Ingrid Bergman, Alfreda Hitchcocka, a także św. Franciszka z Asyżu i Joanny d'Arc. Twarda oprawa, liczne fotografie pięknej aktorki.

Her name embodies elegance, style, and grace. Throughout her extraordinary life, Audrey Hepburn captivated hearts globally, crafting an iconic public image. Despite her fame and tireless UNICEF work, she was intensely private. With unprecedented access to studio archives and insights from friends and colleagues, bestselling author Donald Spoto presents an intimate portrait of this elusive talent. He traces her remarkable journey from a harrowing childhood in Nazi-occupied Holland to her struggles as a ballet dancer in London and her Broadway debut in Gigi. Spoto reveals the origins of Audrey's tenacity and passion, leading to her starring roles in classic films like Roman Holiday, Sabrina, and Breakfast at Tiffany’s. A muse for designer Hubert de Givenchy, she became a fashion icon, influencing women's fashion profoundly. Yet, beneath her glamorous facade lay a deeper yearning for love and affection. Spoto offers insights into her relationships with her two husbands and notable figures such as Gregory Peck and Cary Grant. Her turbulent youth, empathy for the hungry, and experiences of motherhood shaped her later dedication to UNICEF, the organization that aided her post-war. Spoto's poignant biography invites readers to rediscover the private Audrey Hepburn, revealing a woman as funny as she was beautiful, embodying a rare blend of elegance and spirit.

Drawing on his unprecedented access to Grace Kelly, bestselling biographer Donald Spoto at last offers an intimate, honest, and authoritative portrait of one of Hollywood’s legendary actresses. In just seven years–from 1950 through 1956–Grace Kelly embarked on a whirlwind career that included roles in eleven movies. From the principled Amy Fowler Kane in High Noon to the thrill-seeking Frances Stevens of To Catch a Thief, Grace established herself as one of Hollywood’s most talented actresses and iconic beauties. Her astonishing career lasted until her retirement at age twenty-six, when she withdrew from stage and screen to marry a European monarch and became a modern, working princess and mother. Based on never-before-published or quoted interviews with Grace and those conducted over many years with her friends and colleagues–from costars James Stewart and Cary Grant to director Alfred Hitchcock–as well as many documents disclosed by her children for the first time, acclaimed biographer Donald Spoto explores the transformation of a convent schoolgirl to New York model, successful television actress, Oscar-winning movie star, and beloved royal. As the princess requested, Spoto waited twenty-five years after her death to write this biography. Now, with honesty and insight, High Society reveals the truth of Grace Kelly’s personal life, the men she loved, the men she didn’t, and what lay behind the façade of her fairy-tale life.

La couverture porte en sous-titre : Histoire d'une femme d'exception.

Als unsterbliche Elsa eroberte sie in Casablanca die Herzen der Zuschauer in der ganzen Welt - und wurde zu einer der berühmtesten Filmschauspielerinnen aller Zeiten. Die kühle Schöne war scheu und stur zugleich, führte ein intensives Leben voller berauschender Karriereerfolge und aufsehenerregender Skandale. Die Bergman verdrehte Alfred Hitchcock und Roberto Rossellini den Kopf, wurde als Schlampe verrissen und als Heilige gefeiert. Vom Publikum geliebt und geächtet, blieb sie sich selbst immer treu. Mit enormer Willenskraft und Selbstdisziplin erarbeitete sich die eiserne Diva schon zu Lebzeiten den Ruf der Legende und erlangte schließlich den Respekt der Öffentlichkeit. Doch steckt hinter der schwedischen Ikone eine harmoniebedürftige, warmherzige Frau, die sich bis ins Alter schonungslos mit den eigenen Schwächen auseinandersetzte. Dieses sensible und mitreßende Porträt eines der besten Biographen unserer Zeit ermöglicht erstmals einen Blick auf die facettenreiche Frau jenseits der strahlenden Filmkulisse. (Buchrückentext)

Voici la première biographie exhaustive de Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, depuis sa disparition en 1994. L'auteur, Donald Spoto, a pu avoir accès à des archives privées. Il s'est aussi entretenu avec des proches de Jackie Kennedy. On découvrira, dans ce livre, celle qui, pendant vingt-quatre ans, s'appela Mademoiselle Bouvier, puis, pendant quinze ans, Madame Kennedy et enfin, pendant vingt-cinq ans, Madame Onassis. En réalité, pendant toutes ces années, pour ses proches, ses amis, ses relations, elle fut simplement " Jackie ". Cet ouvrage contient de surprenantes révélations sur ce que furent ses mariages avec un futur président des Etats-Unis puis avec l'un des hommes les plus riches du monde. La troisième partie du livre est consacrée aux dernières années de la vie de Jackie, à la fois éditrice passionnée et imaginative, mère de famille et grand-mère épanouie. Jackie, le roman d'un destin est la plus émouvante, la plus inspirée, la plus poignante histoire d'une femme qui sut fasciner l'Amérique puis le monde avant d'entrer dans la légende du XXème siècle à la suite de la tragédie de Dallas.

A long-time teacher of theology offers another biography of Jesus, debunking attempts to paint him as a mere historical figure and arguing that he was the human incarnation of God. Reprint. 40,000 first printing. Tour.

An informative account of the life and career of Ingrid Bergman, who has appeared in 49 feature films and nine plays over a period of five decades. The book tells of her controversial affairs and how her relationship with the Italian director Roberto Rossellini scandalized America.

Uvádí čtenáře do dramaticky barvité, hluboce intimní, někdy pikantní a často šokující historie britské královské rodiny.

Biography of the Royal Family of Great Britain from Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth II that reveals new information about many family members and examines the difficulties that celebrity status has brought to the family.

Based on her personal archive of over 35,000 pages of documents - including letters, diaries, billets doux and suicide notes - as well as extensive interviews with friends and colleagues, this biography of Marilyn Monroe rejects many myths about her dramatic childhood, her marriages, and her relationships with Hollywood moguls, politicians, poets, artists and statesmen. It also offers evidence of the truth behind her death.

Marlene Dietrich's story spans Germany's cabarets, Hollywood's silver screen and beyond.

Sir Laurence Olivier ist der wohl größte Schauspieler des 20. Jahrhunderts. Er starb 1989 im Alter von 82 Jahren in seinem Haus in Brighton. Doch wer war Laurence Olivier wirklich? Donald Spoto hat nach jahrelangen Recherchen und zahlreichen Interviews das Leben dieses \"Jahrhundertschauspielers\" aufgezeichnet. Sein Buch ist die erste umfassende Biographie dieses genialen Schauspielers und ungewöhnlichen Menschen. (Buchrückentext der Heyne-Ausgabe)

Leben und Karriere der gefeierten österreichischen Sängerin und Schauspielerin Lotte Lenya (1900-1981).

This is the first complete, critical biography of Tennessee Williams (1911-1983), one of America's finest playwrights and the author of (among many important works) The Glass Menagerie, Summer and Smoke, A Streetcar Named Desire, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Suddenly Last Summer, and The Night of the Iguana. Award-winning biographer Donald Spoto gives us not only a full and accurate account of Williams's life, he also reveals the intimate connections between the playwright's personal dramas and his remarkably autobiographical art. From his birth into a genteel Southern family, through his success, celebrity, and wealth, to his drug addictions, promiscuity, and creative struggles, Tennessee Williams lived a life as gripping as his plays. The Kindness of Strangers, based on Williams's own papers, his mother's diaries, and interviews with scores of friends, lovers, and professional associates, is, in the author's words, a portrait of "a man more disturbing, more dramatic, richer and more wonderful than any character he created."

"Absolutely compulsory reading." The New York Times Book Review No one but a tortured genius could have created such brooding, suspenseful, and utterly original films as SPELLBOUND, PSYCHO, and THE BIRDS. Now Alfred Hitchcock, the intensely private and often bizarre creator of these masterpieces, is fully revealed in a masterful biography that traces the roots of his obsessions back to a childhood in which the seeds of his future films were sown.

Keiner formulierte den Zusammenhang von Lust und Mordlust im Film so präzise wie dieser Magier des Schreckens. Und keiner drückte die Urängste des 20. Jahrhunderts so erfolgreich im Film aus: Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980). Persönlich aber war der Meisterregisseur das erste Opfer seiner eigenen unausgelebten Phantasien und sexuellen Obsessionen. In seiner brillant recherchierten Biographie zeigt Donald Spoto nicht nur den genialen Filmemacher und seine Meisterwerke, sondern auch seine Nacht- und Schattenseiten. »Dies ist eine Maßstäbe setzende Biographie auf höchstem wissenschaftlichem Niveau.« Der Tagesspiegel