Individual Actors & Performers

He was one of the world's true superstars, and the silver screen's most beloved James Bond. Sir Sean Connery - a proud Scotsman born in 1930 to a w...

Until recently, it was assumed that the Nazis agitated against Chaplin from 1931 to 1933, and then again from 1938, when his plan to make The Gr...

A popular romantic actor with a fan club rivalling that of Ivor Novello, John Stuart was frequently mobbed by his adoring fans. He starred in films...

An insight into French film through its actors: profiles of 175 actors and actresses of the French Cinema, illustrated with caricatures of each act...

'England? It seemed to be raining the whole time . . . Or maybe it was me'MARILYN MONROEIn July 1956, Marilyn Monroe arrived in London, on honeymoo...

The classic, definitive biography of Marilyn Monroe, now updated in the year of the 60th anniversary of the iconic star's death - now a major Netfl...

*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**AN XXL BEST RAPPER-PENNED BIOGRAPHY*A gripping journey.PeopleThe highly anticipated memoir from hip-hop icon Rick Ross ...

*THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES & NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*'A real gem of a book for comedy fans... honest, irreverent and fascinating' Matt Lucas'B...

Bringing together a range of Japanese and western scholars, this is the first book in English dedicated to the actress and director Tanaka Kinuyo. ...

The film star is not simply an actor but a historical phenomenon that derives from the production of an actor's attractiveness, the circulation of ...

For over 25 years, Dale Winton (1955-2018) was one of Britain's most popular stars.His warm and winning ways made him one of Britain's most popular...

From 1947 to 1955, Jean Peters (19262000) appeared in films opposite such Hollywood leading men as Tyrone Power, Marlon Brando, Burt Lancaster, Spe...

In her memoir Talking to the Stars: Bobbie Wygant's Seventy Years in Television, Bobbie Wygant recalls her trailblazing career as an arts and enter...

In 1965, John Giordano auditioned for Ezra Rachlin, the music director for the Fort Worth and Austin Symphony Orchestras, by playing a concerto wit...

What? And Give Up Show Business? is the hilarious autobiography of James Hampton, who for over fifty years has been one of the most familiar faces ...

Gloria Swanson: Ready for Her Close-Up shows how a talented, self-confident actress negotiated a creative path through seven decades of celebrity. ...

Find solace in your outdoor space in this delightful horticultural journey with actress Caroline Quentin, as she draws on her life-long passion for...

The first authorised biography of eternal legend Elizabeth Taylor. Known for her glamorous beauty, soap-opera per...

Dishy, warm, and entertaining.Kirkus Reviews?The beloved Black pop culture icon, entrepreneur, Hollywood actress and Real Housewives of Beverly Hil...

The prevalence of loss and mourning, and of charged relationships with parents or parental figures has had a surprising influence on several Americ...

This is the first book to focus on James Bonds relationship to the playboy ideal through the sixties and beyond. Examining aspects of the Bond phen...

Jason Statham has risen from street seller through championship diving and modelling to become arguably the biggest British male film star of the t...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *The long-awaited return of the comedy national treasure* Blockbust...

'I can't recommend it highly enough' STEPHEN FRY | 'Everyone needs to hear his voice' MARK HADDONI'm a man on a mission to show that life with Down...

In 1989, a young Michael Ball landed the lead role in the musical Aspects of Love. It was a moment that changed his life forever. It was the first ...

Afterword by Alzheimer's Research UK. 'Shobna Gulati is the Northern heroine of a nation' - Lemn Sissay'Lucid and probing' - Guardian'Wonderful an...

A collection of inventive writings in letter form from a sixteenth-century star of commedia dell'arte. Isabella Andreini (15621604) was a commedia ...

WHAT HAVE WE HERE? follows Billy Dee Williams from his childhood growing up in Harlem to his days on Broadway and in Hollywood before landing the r...

80TH BIRTHDAY EDITION - NOW WITH 10 NEW TALL TALES! THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Connolly's raucous run through his life is as furious, funny and f...

A Black dancer chronicles her career as ascholar writing the stories of global hip-hop and Black culture is the story of a dancer with a long caree...

With her rigorous, authentic, and insightful biography of Nora Ephron, Kristin Doidge has gotten us all an invitation to sit around that tableto sp...

Based on a recent touring project, The Ravel Trilogy, this title comprises playtexts and essays that contextualise the themes and approaches of the...

ACTRESS. ICON. ACTIVIST. Her story, in her voice, for the first time. In this honest, layered and unforgettable book that alternates between storyt...

For almost a century, movie fans have been riveted by the Academy Awards and the stars who have won Oscars. 50 Oscar Nights takes readers behind th...