Sheridan Morley

Depicts the life of Katharine Hepburn and descripbes her struggle to achieve success as a movie actress.

Oscar Wilde's reputation has shifted dramatically during the twentieth century from outcast in the wake of his trials for homosexual offences, to martyr to the gay cause in the 1980s and '90s, to important figure in the history of writing in English. Ruth Robbins introduces Wilde through a focus on his manipulations of genre and sets Wilde's life and work in its literary and cultural context.

Gene Kelly pioneered a style of dancing that was muscular and dynamic, yet always deceptively casual. The pinnacle of his career was "Singin' in the Rain" in 1952, which established him as one of the screen's most enduring icons. This biography assesses Kelly's films and his worldwide appeal.

Presents an account of his life in South Africa, his battle against apartheid as a newspaper journalist, his banning, and eventual escape from the country.

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