Background
Porter, Darwin Fred was born on September 13, 1937 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of Numie Rowan and Hazel Lee (Phillips) Porter.
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A uniquely comprehensive travel guide to England offers myriad hints and suggestions for improving your visit, including pre-trip planning information, ways to get the best value in all aspects of your journey, and much more.
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Up-to-date coverage of Europe's most scenic and unspoiled region. You’ll find the very best of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, from city sightseeing to wilderness adventures, fjord cruises, and great small towns. Loaded with detailed maps and smart tips that help you plan your trip more easily, our guide features accommodations, attractions and restaurants for every taste and budget. We’ll take you to Renaissance castles and Viking ruins; as well as show you where to enjoy the best outdoor activities from dogsledding and reindeer safaris to fishing and hiking in the Land of the Midnight Sun.
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Rhinestone Country is a provocative but tender portrait of Country Music, show biz, stardom, and closeted lives south of the Mason-Dixon line. Sweeping across the racial and sexual landscapes of the Deep South between 1930 and 1978, it takes a hard look at closeted lives and the destructive aspects of fame. Loaded with truly memorable characters, it's delectable, stimulating, sexy, and tantalizing. Rosacoke Carson, the leading, long-suffering heroine of Rhinestone Country, gives new meaning to the phrase, 'Stand by your Man.' The portrayal of the time she spends in prison should be standard reading for absolutely everyone. —Nochetta. This is a brash, sensational, and explosive novel about stardom—the glitter, the glamour, the hot sex, and the desolate loneliness. —Leather and G-Scene. Many men love their sons. Pete Riddle, known to his fans as the sexiest musician alive, loved his more than most. —Inferno. This is a daring and dazzling work about trauma, deception, and pain, all of it with a Southern accent. It's the True Grit of show-biz novels. —Peter Tompkins.
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( Born to a vagabond bookie working the U.K's racetracks,...)
Born to a vagabond bookie working the U.K's racetracks, Peter O'Toole became "the most notorious sailor in Her Majesty's Royal Navy" and then worked as a street vendor, a paparazzo, a newsman, and a steeplejack before drifting into the London theatre. After his spectacular success in David Lean's four-hour epic, Lawrence of Arabia, he announced, "I've arrived! Ignore me at your peril!" He then went on to be nominated for seven Oscars before emerging as the Crown Prince of the British Theatre. An orgiastic hellraiser, he starred in week-long binges and sex orgies of near Biblical proportions, bedding everyone from Elizabeth Taylor to Princess Margaret, who relentlessly pursued him. Mercurial acting talent on the screen was combined with a lethal off-screen life that "would have landed most blokes in jail" (his words).
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This brand-new first edition, excerpted from Frommer's larger Germany guide, offers a slimmer, more affordable option to travelers heading solely for this popular region. Inside, they'll find complete coverage of the beer gardens and cultural attractions of Munich, plus the best outdoor activities and the most charming small towns in the Alps.
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The Original Version of the Cult Classic from the 70s Back In Print At Last! Scorching, bizarre, and flamboyant, a strikingly beautiful blond hustler, Numie Chase, comes to the searing heat of Tortuga, southernmost point in the Continental US―the end of the line. There, he arouses passions in six decadent but vulnerable people, whose lives mesh together under the blood-red sun. There are those who've suggested that Darwin Porter's Butterflies is a potboiling revision of Sweet Bird of Youth. Nevertheless, I'd walk the waterfront for Numie any day. ―Tennessee Williams. We know from the beginning that we're getting into a hotbed that has morbid fascination for potential readers. Butterflies in Heat evolves, in fact, into one massive melee of malevolence, vendetta, and e-v-i-l, stunningly absorbing alone for its sheer and unrelenting exploration of the lower depths. ―Bestsellers. How does Darwin Porter's garden grow? Only in the moonlight, and only at midnight, when man-eating vegetation in any color but green bursts into full bloom to devour its latest offerings. ―James Leo Herlihy, author of Midnight Cowboy. Some commentators suggest that this novel's protagonist, a male hustler-cum-blond-god known as Numie Chase, provided some of the inspiration for the hero in the John Schlesinger film, Midnight Cowboy. Despite this book's provocative subject matter, (sex for hire among the terminally decadent residents of Old Key West), it's a sensitive and tender study of the labyrinthine paths to the human soul. Sometimes described as a cult classic, this book has many fans. Until its sales records were broken by other works by other authors in the mid-1980s, Butterflies in Heat reigned for several years as one of the best-selling underground novels in the history of publishing. Bookstores, please note: This title is available with two different cover designs. 1) A tasteful version of blue butterflies against a blue-violet background and 2) a more controversial version featuring male pinup Diego. We refer to these two designs, respectively, as the blue cover and the Diego cover, and both versions carry the same ISBN number. Both versions of Butterflies in Heat have sold consistently throughout the many printings of this title. Gay bookstores seem to prefer the Diego cover, more mainstream stores usually prefer the more conservative blue cover.
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Midnight in Savannah is the deliberately more explicit, and more entertaining alternative to the John Berendt / Clint Eastwood Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. For more than a year after its appearance in 2000, it was one of the best-selling GLBT books in the Deep South. Midnight in Savannah skillfully incorporates Carson McCullers, Pamela Harriman, Libby Holman, the City of Savannah, and references to Georgia's most famous (recent) murder into one delectable whole. This book is not altogether straight, but it certainly isn't altogether gay, either. Pan-sexual and Southern might be its best description, permeated throughout with a morality that's more than a bit untidy. But considering what tends to happen after dark in Savannah, who cares? Darwin Porter is a native-born Southerner who's also the author of two of America's best-selling travel guides Frommer's Guide to Savannah and Frommer's Guide to The Carolinas and Georgia. Midnight in Savannah evolved from his intense exposure to that city, and to his belief that John Berendt only told a fraction of the real story. Midnight in Savannah is a steamy romp that explores the sexuality of one of the Old South's most bizarre cities. —The New York Blade. In Midnight, both Lavender Morgan ('At 72, the world's oldest courtesan') and Tipper Zelda ('an obese, fading chanteuse taunted as the black widow') purchase lust from sexually conflicted young men with drop-dead faces, chiseled bodies, and genetically gifted crotches. These women once relied on their physicality to steal the hearts and fortunes of the world's richest and most powerful men. Now, as they slide closer every day to joining the corpses of their former husbands, these once-beautiful women must depend, in a perverse twist of fate, on sexual outlaws for le petit mort. And to survive, the hustlers must idle their personal dreams while struggling to cajole what they need from a sexual liaison they detest. Mendacity reigns. Perversity in extremis. Physical beauty as living hell. Cat on A Hot Tin Roof's Big Daddy must be spinning in his grave right now. —Eugene Raymond, staff writer for After Dark.
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Life is short. Vacations are shorter. Relax! Trust your trip to Frommer's. The Best of Charleston & Savannah in a Nutshell: • The best places to stay and eat—with exact prices and candid, in-depth reviews so you can plan the perfect trip no matter what your needs or budget. • The latest, most reliable information and all the practical details you need to enjoy a worry-free visit to these charming southern cities. • All the top sights, beaches, and golf—with outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not. • Complete coverage of nearby Hilton Head. • A fresh, personal approach that puts the fun and excitement back into travel!Frommer's Puts the World in Your Pocket. Find us online at www.frommers.com
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You've planned the perfect cruise—now make the most of your time ashore with the most complete guide to all the Caribbean ports of call. Everything You Need for the Perfect Day Ashore: • All the details on the 21 major ports in the Caribbean, The Bahamas, and Mexico • The best beaches, snorkel and dive sites, sightseeing, golf courses, gambling,duty-free shopping, lunch spots, and more—with tips on how to structure your day and other local advice • An insider's look at the pros and cons of taking a shore excursion vs. doing it yourself—with information on who to call,how to get around, and more • The lowdown on the six top ports of embarkation: where to stay and eat, what to see and do before you set sail, and how to get to your ship on time • Detailed, accurate maps of the ports, plus a handy listing of cruise ship itinerariesFrommer's. The Name You Can Trust. Find us online at www.frommers.com
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This is a pioneering and posthumous biography of a charismatic icon of Tinseltown whose rule over the hearts of American moviegoers lasted for more than half a century. It's loaded with never-before-published revelations that look behind the innocent-looking baby blues that enthralled the movie-going public. He became one of the most potent, desirable, and ambiguous sex symbols in America, a former sailor from Shaker Heights, Ohio, who parlayed his ambisexual charm and extraordinary good looks into one of the most successful careers in Hollywood. It's all here, as recorded by celebrity chronicler Darwin Porter—the dirt and the glory, the bad and the beautiful, the giddy highs and the agonizing lows of a great American star. This title won an honorable mention for biography from the NEW ENGLAND BOOK FESTIVAL in 2010
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An easy-to-use guide to taking a Caribbean cruise includes detailed information on cost, how to choose a cabin, dining and entertainment on different cruise lines, ratings of ships, and prices.
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The truth about Steve McQueen is spectacularly different from the legend projected by his screen persona and Hollywood's media machine. Lurid aspects of McQueen's early life include a gothic horror of a childhood and stints as both a porno performer and pay for play hustler to both men and women. Also revealed are sinister implications associated with his mysterious death. Years of research on the film industry's coolest player bring McQueen and his legacy brusquely back to Earth.
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The French have mastered the art of living well. With this guide, you'll master the art of vacationing well-seeing what you want to see, doing what you want to do, and enjoying every mile and every minute. In France, there are so many sights to see and so much fabulous food and wine to savor that you may have to pick and choose. This friendly guide helps you plan ahead with info on: four great itineraries for exploring France and five daytrips from Paris; provence, with the famous towns of Avignon, Arles, and Aix-en-Provence, and the quaint village of St-Remy; the fabled French Riviera, including Cannes, Nice, and Monaco; the D-day beaches at Normandy; biking in the countryside, climbing to the heights of Mont-St-Michel, visiting prestigious vineyards, and more; and, hotels, ranging from one built as a convent in the early 18th century to an Italianate rose-pink villa from 1881 to a palatial hideaway in chic St. Tropez.This guide also provides info on: museums, ranging from Musee de Louvre and Musee d'Orsay in Paris to Musee Picasso in Antibes and Foundation Maeght in St-Paul-de-Vence, a modern art Mecca; incredible castles, palaces, churches, and cathedrals, including Cathedrale de Notre-Dame in Paris, one of Western civilization's greatest edifices; and, shopping for the latest fashions in the chic boutiques of Paris, for hand-painted pottery in Quimper, for home decorating items and antiques in St-Remy-de-Provence, for fruits, vegetables, and area specialties at the famous fruit and vegetable market in Aix-en-Provence, and more. Like every "For Dummies" travel guide, "France For Dummies, 4th Edition" includes: down-to-earth trip-planning advice; what you shouldn't miss - and what you can skip; the best hotels and restaurants for every budget; and, handy Post-itregistered Flags to mark your favorite pages. Whether your style is grabbing a bite at a sidewalk cafe or savoring five-star haute cuisine...taking in the major attractions or exploring the French countryside, with this guide, you'll have a bon voyage!
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(One of Frommer's top-sellers, this guide includes a new "...)
One of Frommer's top-sellers, this guide includes a new "Best of England" section that directs visitors to the best travel experiences, hotels, restaurants, and more. A new section on "England Today" brings modern England to life--from the media to current fads and fashions. Includes sidebars on England's literary landmarks and more maps than ever before.
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Looking for a travel guide that goes where other guides fear to tread? One that rides roughshod over ad-copy puffery to smartly deliver the real scoop on a destination's sites and attractions? One that dares to be honest, hip, and fun? Look no more. Frommer's Irreverent Travel Guides are wickedly irreverent, unabashedly honest, and downright hilarious, and provide an insider's perspective on which attractions are overrated tourist traps and which are the secret gems that locals love. You'll get the lowdown on restaurants, lodging, and shopping, and even find out what the locals think of you. "Like being taken around by a savvy local," said the New York Times. "Hipper and savvier than other guides," concurred Diversion magazine. Never shy about confronting the issues, the Irreverents are guides to real travel in the real world. The City of Light has never been viewed with more humor, honesty, and style than it is in Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Paris, which presents the insiders' Paris, blemishes and all. Get the lowdown on where the real artists hang out, where to find atmospheric and affordable bistros, and how to uncover treasures in the city's famous flea markets. Find out how the French smoke and drink their way through meals and still look très stylin'. And what's behind this mass lovefest for Jerry Lewis anyway? No other travel guide so deftly and wittily deconstructs the French penchant for posturing; on the other hand, no other guide offers such incisive takes on the old-fashioned 19th-century heart that beats beneath all that attitude. With Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Paris, you'll have the smartest, funniest, hippest companion guide to a complex and magical destination.
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(Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best ...)
Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer. • The inside scoop on the best beer halls, walking tours, mountain villages, and Bavarian alpine skiing and hiking trails. • Outspoken opinions on what's worth your time and what's not. • Exact prices, so you can plan the perfect trip whatever your budget. • Off-the-beaten-path experiences and undiscovered gems, plus new takes on top attractions. From the Book: Beer in Munich Photo by Konstantyn/Frommers.com Community, A waitress wearing traditional Bavarian garb. More than 125 million gallons of beer are consumed annually in Munich, home of Oktoberfest and the Hofbrauhaus beer hall. Where to Drink: Indulge in a classic Munich Helles pale lager from one of the city's six main breweries. Save time for the 11th-century Weihenstephan, the world's oldest brewery. Munich also has several traditional beer gardens that are ideal drinking spots in the summer -- try Seehaus for its view of the lake and the white swans in the English Garden. The Chinese Tower Beer Garden, also in the English Garden, features live bands playing traditional Bavarian music. Average price for a half liter: 3 Euro Pick up a copy of “Frommer's Munich and the Bavarian Alps” for more tips and details on how to make the most of your travels.
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(A ship is only half of a cruise--the other half is the ti...)
A ship is only half of a cruise--the other half is the time your spend ashore. Here is the most complete guide to all the ports, with a critical, insider's look at everything from tours to beaches, shopping, and the best dining.
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Frommer's is the name you can trust for great travel bargains. Our acclaimed $-a-Day series is not for backpackers who want to rough it, but for travelers with taste, who've outgrown their student lifestyle and demand comfortable accommodations and good, authentic meals at a reasonable price. Each guide is loaded with detailed listings for mom-and-pop motels, B&Bs, comfortable guesthouses, good-value bistros, and ethnic restaurants. You'll find a bargain-hunter's shopping guide, affordable fun after dark, and complete sightseeing coverage, including the best things to do for free (or almost). Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go--they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. Every Frommer's $-a-Day Guide is up-to-date, with dozens of color maps and exact prices for every single expense, so you can accurately plan each day's budget. Frommer's knows that affordable travel doesn't have to mean making sacrifices. It's about having fun and getting a great deal! England has become shockingly expensive, so you'll rely on England from $70 a Day to help make your pounds and pence go further. This incredibly detailed guide offers candid reviews of hundreds of cozy, comfortable accommodations and affordable restaurants. It's packed with money-saving tips on airfares, rail passes, sightseeing, theater tickets, shopping, and more. Our complete sightseeing guide will show you castles, cathedrals, spetacular gardens, literary landmarks, lovely walks through the countryside, and where to meet the locals in the most charming country pubs and tea houses. You'll even get a free color fold-out map!
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(This biography shatters myths with a controversial closeu...)
This biography shatters myths with a controversial closeup of Bogart at the debut of his career, pre-Casablanca, pre-Bacall, and pre-African Queen, revealing for the first time what was under the trench coat of history's most famous male movie star. Focusing on those mysterious early years when Bogart, like dozens of other American actors, was making the transition from Broadway to the early Talkies in Hollywood, it's loaded with anecdotes and insights about those wild, Pre-Code days in anything goes Hollywood that required years of research to uncover. Darwin Porter uncovers scandals within the entertainment industry of the 1920s and 1930s, when publicists from the movie studios deliberately twisted and suppressed inconvenient details about the lives of their emerging stars.--Turner Classic Movie News. Exceptionally well-written.--Hollywood Inside. London's Mail On Sunday published extensive excerpts of this title, referring to it as one of the best insights into the entertainment industry of the Jazz Age ever written.
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(For the short-term traveler who insists on value, this br...)
For the short-term traveler who insists on value, this brand-new series selects the very best in the world's premiere cities. Take Frommer's to historic Charleston and Savannah, where tourism is booming.
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(Bahamas for Dummies is the perfect trip-planning resource...)
Bahamas for Dummies is the perfect trip-planning resource, whether this is your first time in the Bahamas or your hundredth. This guide is designed to help you plan the kind of trip that you want, whether you're looking for the most luxurious resort on Grand Bahama Island, or the best scuba diving in the Turks and Caicos Islands. With Bahamas for Dummies in hand, you'll know which events and festivals are going on during your stay, from the icy cold Polar Bear Swim on New Year's Day to the Treasure Cay Fishing Tournament in June (amateurs are welcome). Also includes: * The best places to swim and dive with dolphins * The top restaurants to sample conch in all its incarnations (from chowder to fritters) * The most atmospheric places to guzzle down the top three island cocktails: Bahama Mama, Goombay Smash and Yellowbird * A list of the characteristics and pros and cons of each island * Excellent tips on when and how to go * Over 20 interior maps
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(Frommer's Puts the World in Your Pocket. All the up-to-da...)
Frommer's Puts the World in Your Pocket. All the up-to-date practical information, exact prices, and candid insider advice you've come to expect from Frommer's…now available in an easy-to-carry size—and at an unbeatable price! The Best of Charleston and Savannah in a Nutshell: • Great places to stay, from elegant mansions and charming inns to affordable family motels • The best Southern dining, from country fried chicken to pan-roasted oysters • The most unforgettable sights: plantation homes, spectacular gardens, Civil War sites, and more—plus a Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil walking tour • The best beaches, golf, tennis, and fishing • Complete coverage of nearby Hilton HeadFrommer's. The Name You Can Trust. Excerpted from Frommer's The Carolinas & Georgia. Find us online at www.frommers.com
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(From the romance of Paris and the glamour of the Riviera ...)
From the romance of Paris and the glamour of the Riviera to the castles of the Loire Valley and the half--timbered homes of Normandy, France is a vacationer's dream. For a truly bon voyage, pack France For Dummies, Third Edition, and see it all, including: * Four great itineraries for your French excursion * Complete maps of Paris, including the Metro * Where to find the best in French fare from truffles to escargot * French expressions you'd be lost without * A guide to the best chateaux tours Like every For Dummies travel guide, France For Dummies, Third Edition includes: * Down--to--earth trip--planning advice * What you shouldn't miss and what you can skip * The best hotels and restaurants for every budget * Handy Post--it Flags to mark your favorite pages
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(That ongoing, barely under control drama known as Marlon ...)
That ongoing, barely under control drama known as Marlon Brando—Hollywood's Ultimate Bad Boy, Megastar, and Sexual Outlaw—with a special focus on his early rise to fame and his social and sexual associations with the A-list legends of the 40s, 50s, and 60s. Brando Unzipped is the definitive gossip guide to the late, great actor's life —New York Daily News. Lurid, raunchy, perceptive, and certainly worth reading, it's one of the best show-biz biographies of the year. —London's Sunday Times. Brando Unzipped received an Honorable Mention from Foreword Magazine in its Book of the Year competition, and it won a Silver Ippy award for Best Biography from the Independent Publisher's Association.
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(Cruise industry growth continues to be astounding. The nu...)
Cruise industry growth continues to be astounding. The number of passengers has increased four-fold since the early 1980sand bookings skyrocketed in the first quarter of 1998, driven in part by massive advertising campaigns from the cruise lines. A spate of high-profile new ships hits the waves this year, including the Disney Magic, first ship in the brand new Disney Cruise Line Fleet; the 2,040- passenger Carnival Paradise, the world's first entirely smoke-free ship; and the 1,950-passenger Sea Princess from Princess Cruises. The lines are so confident of continued success that they've all got massive new ships under construction, planned for launch in 1999.Unlike other guides that try to cover cruises around the whole world in one volume, we focus solely on the Caribbean, the most popular destination for the cruise industry. This allows us to provide much more detailed reviews, plus port of call and port of embarkation coverage.Frommer's makes it easy to find the cruise that's right for you and scout out the best dealsit's all here in this candid, easy-to-use guide, which comes complete with line drawings of each ship, an appendix of daily activity calendars and menus, tips on how to get the best deals, and the results of the annual passenger satisfaction survey given by Cruises, Inc. Every ship is rated and ranked for cabins, cuisine, service, shore excursions, entertainment, facilities, and more, and readers also get complete coverage of ports of call and ports of embarkation. This year, look for a gorgeous new cover, an expanded and illustrated section on choosing your cabin, and detailed reviews of all the new ships.
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(Cruise industry growth continues to be astounding. The nu...)
Cruise industry growth continues to be astounding. The number of passengers has increased four-fold since the early 1980sjust between December 1996 and spring 1997, seven new ships sailed the Caribbean for the first time.Frommers makes it easy to find the cruise thats right for you and scout out the best dealsits all here in this candid, easy-to-use guide, which comes complete with line drawings of each ship, an all-new appendix of daily activity calendars and menus, and the results of the annual passenger satisfaction survey given by Cruises, Inc. Every ship is rated and ranked for cabins, cuisine, service, shore excursions, entertainment, facilities, and more, and readers also get complete coverage of ports of call and ports of embarkation. Now with an earlier pub month to fully catch the winter getaway season.
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(Dishing with abandon, the authors spare no one―especially...)
Dishing with abandon, the authors spare no one―especially not the dead...and Volume One is only the tip of the iceberg. (NY DAILY NEWS) This monumentally exhaustive collection of sins, foibles, failings, and sexual adventures is the ultimate guilty pleasure. (BOOKS TO WATCH OUT FOR) Many of Hollywood's most outrageous secrets remained hidden. Until now. This series has set the graves of Hollywood's cemeteries spinning. (London's DAILY EXPRESS)
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(This is the first post-mortem, unauthorized insight into ...)
This is the first post-mortem, unauthorized insight into Merv Griffin, a failed singer and unsuccessful actor who unexpectedly rewrote the rules of America's broadcasting industry. He became the richest man in TV, befriended everyone in media who mattered, bought a casino, and maintained a secret life as America's most famously closeted homosexual. From a controversial writer whose previous work has virtually re-defined the art of the celebrity biography, HERE'S MERV.
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Porter, Darwin Fred was born on September 13, 1937 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Son of Numie Rowan and Hazel Lee (Phillips) Porter.
Bachelor, University Miami, 1959.
Bureau chief, Miami Herald, 1959-1960; vice president, Haggart Associations, New York City, 1961-1964; editor, author, Arthur Frommer Inc., New York City, 1964-1967; editor, author, Frommer/Pasmantier Public Corporation, New York City, 1967-1986; editor, author, Prentice Hall Press, New York City, 1987-1990; editor, author, Simon & Schuster, New York City, since 1991.
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