This work is a biography of the extremely handsome, acutely intelligent, but tormented Montgomery Clift. His life has been described as ""the longest suicide in the history of Hollywood"", and this biography shows the accuracy of that description.  Meer

William Holden, a true leading man whose career spanned more than 40 years and included over 70 films and three Academy Award nominations, won an Oscar for his role in ""Stalag 17"" and, after films like ""Sunset Boulevard"", he became one of Hollywood's most powerful stars in the late 1950s.  Meer

Yul Brynner is considered a Hollywood paragon of masculinity. This biography takes readers through Brynner's formative years, and describes his journey, from sweeping stages in Parisian theatres to a versatile career in theatre, television, and film.  Meer

A biography of the Scottish actress who established her status in Hollywood with such roles as Anna Leonowens in The King and I, and the sexually frustrated Army wife in From Here to Eternity.  Meer

Actor and director John Derek was born in Hollywood. Derek's career took off after Humphrey Bogart made him his costar in Knock at Any Doors. In the 1960s, his career in decline, he began directing his own films.  Meer

Despite the accomplishments and accolades, radiant beauty, and stunning versatility, Jean Simmons is considered by many to be an underrated artist. This, the first full-length biography of Simmons, fills a gap in film and performing arts studies, and includes extensive notes and photographs.  Meer

This biography of the beautiful and tortured actress, from her birth and childhood in exotic India to her premature death in 1967, gives special attention to her development and career as a stage and film actress.  Meer