American titan - Marc Eliot

Marc Eliot is the New York Times bestselling author of more than a dozen books on popular culture, among them the highly acclaimed Cary Grant, the award-winning Walt Disney: Hollywood's Dark Prince, and American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eastwood. He writes for a number of publications and frequently speaks about film at universities and to film groups, and on radio and television. He lives in New York Ci

“A close, unblinking look at a bright star with some internal darkness.”
Kirkus

“In this incisive biography, Eliot reveals the man behind the on-screen paragon of stoic, all-American manhood . . . briskly paced, with plenty of entertaining show-biz profiles and anecdotes . . . Eliot's canny, well-judged study gives us the complexity of Wayne the man and the archetype.”
Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Has a tell-all quality, disclosing titillating tidbits about the star's personal life, which includes several tabloid-worthy episodes.”
Honolulu Star-Advertiser