Lawrence Quirk

Background

Lawrence J. Quirk was born in 1923 at Lynn, Massachusetts.

Career

He is the nephew of James R. Quirk, former editor and publisher of the now-defunct Photoplay magazine. He was an Army sergeant in of Korea, a reporter for the Hearst papers, and a film magazine editor and publisher. Quirk has been a film critic, writer, and editor for many publications.

Since the 1960s, he has written more than 30 books primarily on movie stars in Hollywood.

He has used his knowledge and friendship with Hollywood actors and politicians such as the Kennedys to gain material for his books Quirk has also appeared on many radio and television programs, including Good Morning America, Good Morning, New York, and A Current Affair.

He was profiled by Patricia Bosworth for the April 1998 Hollywood issue of Vanity Fair. He lived in New York City until his death in October 2014 at the age of 91.

Works

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  • The Kennedys in Hollywood

    (Quirk's book zeroes in on one of the more publicized aspe...)

  • The Complete Films of William Powell

    (Provides plot summaries, cast, credits, and review excerp...)

  • The Films of Gloria Swanson

    (Gloria Swanson was an American actress, singer and produc...)

  • James Stewart: Behind the Scenes of a Wonderful Life

    (This startling, intimate biography of James Stewart frank...)

  • James Stewart: Behind the Scenes of a Wonderful Life

    (This startling, intimate biography of James Stewart frank...)

  • The Films of Warren Beatty

    (A comprehensive guide to Warren Beatty's many and wide-ra...)

  • The Complete Films Of Ingrid Bergman (Citadel Stars)

    (Her career spanned nearly half a century and included som...)

  • The Films of Myrna Loy

    (In the summer of 1980, Myrna Loy celebrated the diamond a...)

  • The Films Of Lauren Bacall: Her Films and Career

    (This volume begins with a biography supplemented with man...)

  • Films of Ingrid Bergman (Film Books)

    (A beautiful depiction of Ingrid Bergman's films, movies, ...)

  • Claudette Colbert : An Illustrated Biography

    (Complete coverage of the career of Claudette Colbert, sta...)

  • Lauren Bacall: Her Films and Career

    (1986, oversized hardcover edition, Citadel Press, NJ, 192...)

  • Films of Joan Crawford (Film Books)

    (The films of Joan Crawford in pictures and stories.)

  • Films of Fredric March

    (The Films of Fredric March 256 pp. "Fredric March (born E...)

  • Films of Robert Taylor

    (Book by Quirk, Lawrence J.)

  • Totally Uninhibited: The Life and Wild Times of Cher

    (Book by Quirk, Lawrence J.)

  • The Great Romantic Films

    (Book by Quirk, Lawrence J.)

  • The Complete Films of Joan Crawford

    (Book by Quirk, Lawrence J.)

  • Bob Hope: The Road Well-Traveled (Softcover) by Lawrence J. Quirk (2000-11-01)

    (Will be shipped from US. Brand new copy.)

  • Claudette Colbert : An Illustrated Biography by Lawrence J. Quirk (1985-05-22)

    (Will be shipped from US. Brand new copy.)

  • Fasten Your Seat Belts: The Passionate Life of Bette Davis

    (Biography of Bette DAvis)

  • Bob Hope: The Road Well-Traveled: Hardcover

    (Lawrence J. Quirk delves into every personal and professi...)

  • The great romantic films
  • Totally Uninhibited: The Life and Wild Times of Cher Hardcover - September, 1991
  • Fasten Your Seat Belts: The Passionate Life of Bette Davis First edition by Quirk, Lawrence J. published by William Morrow & Co Hardcover
  • The Kennedys in Hollywood by Lawrence J. Quirk (1996-09-03)
  • Fasten Your Seatbelts: The Passionate Life of Bette Davis (Signet)
  • Robert Francis Kennedy;: The man and the politician,
  • The Films Of Lauren Bacall: Her Films and Career by Lawrence J. Quirk (2000-06-01)
  • Norma: The Story of Norma Shearer 1st edition by Quirk, Lawrence J. (1988) Hardcover
  • Fasten Your Seat Belts: The Passionate Life of Bette Davis First edition by Quirk, Lawrence J. (1990) Hardcover
  • The Films Of Lauren Bacall: Her Films and Career by Quirk, Lawrence J. (2000) Paperback
  • Fasten Your Seatbelts: The Passionate Life of Bette Davis (Signet) by Quirk, Lawrence J. (1990) Mass Market Paperback
  • Bob Hope: The Road Well Traveled: The Road Well-travelled by Lawrence Quirk (2000-11-01)
  • Norma: The Story of Norma Shearer by Lawrence J. Quirk (1988-06-01)
  • Norma: The Story of Norma Shearer
  • Norma: The Story of Norma Shearer by Lawrence J. Quirk (1988-06-03)
  • Claudette Colbert : An Illustrated Biography by Lawrence J. Quirk (1985-05-22)
  • Ingrid Bergman und ihre Filme.
  • Claudette Colbert : An Illustrated Biography by Lawrence J. Quirk (1985-05-22)
  • The Complete Films of William Powell by Lawrence J. Quirk (1986-11-02)
  • Films of Ronald Colman by Lawrence J. Quirk (1977-11-17)
  • Life and Wild Times of Cher
  • The Great Romantic Films by Lawrence J. Quirk (1974-05-03)
  • The Films of Myrna Loy by Lawrence J. Quirk (1980-11-20)
  • The Films of Joan Crawford
  • Fasten Your Seatbelts: The Passionate Life of Bette Davis (Signet) by Lawrence J. Quirk (1990-12-04)
  • Fasten Your Seat Belts: The Passionate Life of Bette Davis by Lawrence J. Quirk (1990-01-01)
  • The Films Of Lauren Bacall: Her Films and Career by Lawrence J. Quirk (2000-06-01)
  • Lauren Bacall: Her Films and Career First edition by Quirk, Lawrence J. (1986) Hardcover
  • The Great Romantic Films Fifty of the best-loved motion pictures..