Charlotte Chandler Hollywood Bios

NONFICTION

Released: March 29, 2011

MARLENE: MARLENE DIETRICH, A PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY

by Charlotte Chandler

"A poetic and indelible portrait of the great star."

Prolific biographer Chandler (I Know Where I'm Going: Katharine Hepburn, a Personal Biography, 2010, etc.) delivers an evocative portrait of film icon Marlene Dietrich (1901–1992), perhaps cinema's ultimate manifestation of the mysterious, dangerous, unknowable woman. Read full book review >

NONFICTION

Released: March 2, 2010

I KNOW WHERE I’M GOING: KATHARINE HEPBURN, A PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY

by Charlotte Chandler

"A lively but incomplete biography, carried more by its subject than its author."

A heavily conversational biography of the strong-willed film legend. Read full book review >

NONFICTION

Released: Feb. 1, 2009

SHE ALWAYS KNEW HOW: MAE WEST, A PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY

by Charlotte Chandler

"However bold, West's quotes don't fully define her iconic life, and Chandler does very little to fill in what's missing."

A vacuous biography of the little chickadee. Read full book review >

NONFICTION

Released: Feb. 1, 2008

NOT THE GIRL NEXT DOOR: JOAN CRAWFORD, A PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY

by Charlotte Chandler

"A less-than-penetrating portrait of the star with the broad shoulders."

Showbiz biographer Chandler (Ingrid: Ingrid Bergman, A Personal Biography, 2007, etc.) cobbles together another formless, pointless life story of a major film icon. Read full book review >