Jane Ellen Wayne, Author . Carroll & Graf $26 (416p) ISBN 978-0-7867-1117-8
Wayne, a seasoned biographer of studio-era stars (Eva's Men; Gable's Women; etc.), serves up fun dish on the gals from the studio that once billed itself as having more stars than there are in the heavens. She presents them all—Jeanette
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Jane Ellen Wayne, Author . Carroll & Graf $26 (320p) ISBN 978-0-7867-1475-9
The men in Wayne's book—some producers (Louis B. Mayer, Irving Thalberg), but mostly actors (Clark Gable, John Gilbert, Elvis Presley, Mickey Rooney, Frank Sinatra, Spencer Tracy)—are, theoretically, connected because they were all...
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Jane Ellen Wayne, Author Arbor House $15.95 (220p) ISBN 978-0-87795-750-8
Stanwyck, a Hollywood legend and a distinguished actress who achieved admirable longevity in a fickle profession, receives a debunking in this unauthorized biography. Wayne, author of a biography of the late Robert Taylor, claims to have been ""inspi
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Jane Ellen Wayne, Author Prentice Hall $16.95 (304p) ISBN 978-0-13-346040-7
Wayne's biography evokes Gable as a magnetic, virile, outgoing man with many close male friends and many female pursuers. Tracing the actor's life from his birth in 1901 in Cadiz, Ohio, to his death at age 59, the author (Robert Taylor, etc.t...
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Jane Ellen Wayne, Author St. Martin's Press $21.95 (319p) ISBN 978-0-312-09259-7
In her 10th book about cinema celebrities, Wayne ( Marilyn's Men ) makes judgmental and often unverified statements apparently intended to refute Joan Crawford and other interviewees who praise the actor's professionalism and remember him with...
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Jane Ellen Wayne, Author St. Martin's Press $18.95 (241p) ISBN 978-0-312-07633-7
With its tacky style--Howard Hughes is said to be ``obsessed with big breasts,'' Arthur Miller is Monroe's ``knight in shining armor,'' Jacqueline Kennedy was ``livid'' upon learning about JFK's affair with Monroe--this is by far the most...
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