William L Mann

How to Be a Movie Star: Elizabeth Taylor in Hollywood

Elizabeth Taylor has never been short on star power, but in this unprecedented biography, the spotlight is entirely on her—a spirited beauty full of magic, professional daring, and wit. Acclaimed biographer William Mann follows Elizabeth Taylor publicly as she makes her ascent at MGM, falls into (an...

The Knights Templar in the New World: How Henry Sinclair Brought the Grail to Acadia

Uses the principles of sacred geometry, archaeological evidence, and Native American legend to discover the site of a secret Templar settlement in Nova Scotia• Offers evidence that Scottish prince Henry Sinclair not only sailed to the New World 100 years before Columbus, but that he also established...

Wisecracker: The Life and Times of William Haines, Hollywood's First Openly Gay Star

In 1930 William Haines was Hollywood's number-one box-office draw--a talented, handsome, romantic lead. Offscreen, he was openly gay. This bestselling biography captures the rich gay subculture of Hollywood before the Production Code--before studio intimidation led to the establishment of the Holly...

Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood

New York Times BestsellerEdgar Award winner for Best Fact CrimeThe Day of the Locust meets The Devil in the White City and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil in this juicy, untold Hollywood story: an addictive true tale of ambition, scandal, intrigue, murder, and the creation of the modern film...

Templar Sanctuaries in North America: Sacred Bloodlines and Secret Treasures

Traces the movement of the Templars’ secret treasure across North America to where it still resides, protected by a sacred lineage of guardians• Explains how the Templars found refuge with Native American tribes, intermarrying with the Natives to continue the Holy Bloodline and further the lineage o...

The Wars of the Roosevelts: The Ruthless Rise of America's Greatest Political Family

The award-winning author presents a provocative, thoroughly modern revisionist biographical history of one of America’s greatest and most influential families—the Roosevelts—exposing heretofore unknown family secrets and detailing complex family rivalries with his signature cinematic flair.Drawing o...

Painted Ponies: American Carousel Art

Painted Ponies is teh classic book of antique carousel art. This extraordinary coffee table style book presents the finest carving examples by the most renowned carousel artists. The rarest horses and most unique menagerie animals were selected from America's premier private collections and antique ...

Behind the Screen: How Gays and Lesbians Shaped Hollywood, 1910-1969

William Mann's Behind the Screen is a thoughtful and eye- opening look at the totality of the gay experience in studio-era Hollywood. Much has been written about how gays have been portrayed in the movies but no book— until now— has looked at their influence behind the screen. Whether out of or in ...

William Mann

William Mann may refer to: William Hodges Mann (18431927), American politician; William Mann (cricketer) (18781938), English cricketer; William Julius...

William Mann (critic)

William Somervell Mann (14 February 1924 5 September 1989) was an English music critic. Born in India, he was educated at Winchester and Cambridge,...

William J. Mann

William J. Mann is an American novelist, biographer, and Hollywood historian best known for his studies of Hollywood and the American film industry, especially...

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Augustine's Confessions: Critical Essays

Augustine's Confessions: Critical Essays

Wisecracker: The Life and Times of William Haines, Hollywood's First Openly Gay Star

The Men from the Boys

Gynecologic Surgery

The Men from the Boys

Behind the Screen: How Gays and Lesbians Shaped Hollywood, 1910-1969