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Biographer discusses researching Somerset Maugham biography
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Scholar reads between the lines in new Lillian Hellman biography
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Norman Mailer’s biographer J. Michael Lennon discusses research for his book...
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Biographer Stephen Michael Shearer uses Gloria Swanson collection to paint a...
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View ArticleBiographer mines Ransom Center’s collections to uncover “The Unknown Henry...
Arthur Hoyle’s recent biography The Unknown Henry Miller: A Seeker in Big Sur was recently published by Skyhorse/Arcade. The biography recounts Miller’s career from its beginnings in Paris in the 1930s...
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Norman Mailer’s biographer J. Michael Lennon discusses research for his book...
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Biographer Stephen Michael Shearer uses Gloria Swanson collection to paint a...
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Arthur Hoyle’s recent biography The Unknown Henry Miller: A Seeker in Big Sur was recently published by Skyhorse/Arcade. The biography recounts Miller’s career from its beginnings in Paris in the 1930s...
View ArticleNew biography sheds light on life and work of Dashiell Hammett
Sally Cline, a British award-winning biographer and short story writer, recently published the biography Dashiell Hammett: Man of Mystery (Arcade). She received a Dorot Foundation Postdoctoral Research...
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John Lahr delves into “treasure trove of Williams material” for new...
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View ArticleBiographer Hermione Lee discovers author Penelope Fitzgerald’s “heart and...
Hermione Lee is a well-known biographer of literary figures, admired for scrupulously researching her subjects. Her recent book, Penelope Fitzgerald: A Life (2013), details the life of the...
View ArticleNorman Mailer’s biographer J. Michael Lennon discusses research for his book...
In January 1971, J. Michael Lennon wrote a letter of encouragement to Norman Mailer after watching the author get into a raucous televised debate with Gore Vidal. Mailer responded, sparking a lifelong...
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Although best known for her role as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard (1950), Gloria Swanson was a legendary actress even before then. She starred in countless silent films, working with celebrities...
View ArticleBiography sheds light on William Cameron Menzies, the first production designer
While researching his recent book William Cameron Menzies: The Shape of Films to Come, author James Curtis visited the Ransom Center to seek insight about Menzies’s career. Menzies worked with producer...
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