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William J. Mann is the New York Times bestselling author of BOGIE & BACALL: The Surprising True Story of Hollywood's Greatest Love Affair; THE CONTENDER: The Story of Marlon Brando; KATE: The Woman Who Was Hepburn; HOW TO BE A MOVIE STAR: Elizabeth Taylor in Hollywood; HELLO, GORGEOUS: Becoming Barbra Streisand; WISECRACKER: The Life and Times of William Haines; and TINSELTOWN: Murder, Morphine and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood, winner of the Edgar Allen Poe Award. He divides his tim...

Lauren Bacall, one of the last stars from Hollywood's golden era, died Aug. 12, 2014, at age 89. She was living at The Dakota, where John Lennon once resided.

A new book explores the legendary romance between Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Here are 10 things you might not have known about their love story.

Read an excerpt from 'Bogie & Bacall: The Surprising True Story of Hollywood's Greatest Love Affair' by William J. Mann that examines Lauren Bacall's emotional infidelity while married to Humphrey Bogart.

Bethanne Patrick's 10 recommended books for July include memoirs on mothers and art, histories of muscle and heat, a new caper from Colson Whitehead and more.

Troubled, righteous, callous, brilliant: A pair of biographies prove that the iconic actor was impossible to pin down.

From the first openly gay star to every A-Listers favorite rent boy, these reads explore gay old days of Tinseltown.

It is with a sense of loss and gratitude that I write to note the passing of a business leader and community leader who was a genuinely positive example of humanity. The notice of Mr. Kirk Patrick Pond’s recent passing at the age of 78, published in the Oct. 30 Maine Sunday Telegram, pointed out […]

In the latest Old Hollywood Book Club, we visit the life and times of Katharine Hepburn.

One early '70s re-creation deserves another. Celebrate the achievements depicted in Paramount 's The Offer with emmy's salute to the "Do-ers" who made The Godfather a reality.