Maurice Chevalier

https://www.amazon.com/Maurice-Chevalier-Michael-Freedland/dp/0688006523/ref=sr_1_6?crid=25PF1P7NDO5V2&dchild=1&keywords=michael+freedland&qid=1612641039&sprefix=michael+freedla%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C314&sr=8-6

1981

Andre Previn. The Authorised Biography

https://www.amazon.com/Previn-Authorised-Biography-Michael-Freedland/dp/B0013BLJU0/ref=sr_1_8?crid=25PF1P7NDO5V2&dchild=1&keywords=michael+freedland&qid=1612641039&sprefix=michael+freedla%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C314&sr=8-8

1991

Doris Day: The Illustrated Biography

(Chronicles the life and career of screen legend Doris Day...)

Chronicles the life and career of screen legend Doris Day, from her childhood in Cincinnati, through her four marriages, to her retirement and concern for animal rights.

https://www.amazon.com/Doris-Day-Illustrated-Michael-Freedland/dp/0233998489/ref=sr_1_9?crid=25PF1P7NDO5V2&dchild=1&keywords=michael+freedland&qid=1612641039&sprefix=michael+freedla%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C314&sr=8-9

2000

Dean Martin: King of the Road

(Singer, actor, and member of the infamous Rat Pack, Dean ...)

Singer, actor, and member of the infamous Rat Pack, Dean Martin was a star who had it all—money, women, and fame. Now Michael Freedland looks at his life, his career, and his enduring appeal. Beginning with his Ohio childhood as a son of Italian immigrants, Freedland dispels the myths surrounding Martin, a consummate professional who worked hard to cultivate a reputation for laziness. The author, who had exclusive access to Martin's family and friends, includes interviews with the star’s wife Jeanne, his daughter Gail, and his comedy partner Jerry Lewis. Dean Martin: King of the Road offers a close-up look at an American icon, including his lifelong relationship with Frank Sinatra, the tragic death of his son, his relationships with the Kennedys and various Mafiosi, and his three marriages.

https://www.amazon.com/Dean-Martin-King-Michael-Freedland/dp/1861058829/ref=sr_1_1?crid=25PF1P7NDO5V2&dchild=1&keywords=michael+freedland&qid=1612641039&sprefix=michael+freedla%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C314&sr=8-1

2005

Witch Hunt in Hollywood: McCarthyism's War on Tinseltown

(This is the story of how the politicians took Tinseltown ...)

This is the story of how the politicians took Tinseltown to task in the late 1940s and 1950s. As the Cold War with the Soviet Union began in earnest, the search for 'Reds under the bed', later led by Senator Joseph McCarthy, was felt most keenly in Hollywood where the investigations were carried out under the full glare of the flashlights. Painstakingly researched and drawing on numerous exclusive interviews, the book charts the generation of actors who found their livelihood ruined by being 'blacklisted' and the writers forced to hire 'fronts' to continue to work; it reveals how Arthur Miller was offered the chance to have his hearing dropped in return for a photo-opportunity with Marilyn Monroe; and how Kirk Douglas's naming of Dalton Trumbo as the writer of Spartacus signalled the end of this extraordinary era.

https://www.amazon.com/Witch-Hunt-Hollywood-McCarthyisms-Tinseltown/dp/1906779090/ref=sr_1_2?crid=25PF1P7NDO5V2&dchild=1&keywords=michael+freedland&qid=1612641039&sprefix=michael+freedla%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C314&sr=8-2

2009

All the Way: A Biography of Frank Sinatra, 1915–1998

(Frank Sinatra has been a legend in many people’s lifetime...)

Frank Sinatra has been a legend in many people’s lifetimes. In the course of his long career of successes, failures, and even greater comeback triumphs, he has remained one of the most enduring performers in 20th-century show business history. Michael Freedland’s biography gives a full portrait of this unorthodox singer’s life, from his tough beginnings as an unpromising youth in the Italian quarter of Hoboken, New Jersey, to his unprecedented hero-worship as a singer whose unique vocal styling and unerring eye for a hit song made him a fit rival to his idol Bing Crosby. Sinatra’s life was studded with romance and scandal, including an alleged association with the Mafia. This biography is a fitting tribute to a singer, actor, and hell-raiser who in every aspect of his personal and professional life took it All the Way.

https://www.amazon.com/All-Way-Michael-Freedland-audiobook/dp/B0093PPIGY/ref=sr_1_3?crid=25PF1P7NDO5V2&dchild=1&keywords=michael+freedland&qid=1612641039&sprefix=michael+freedla%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C314&sr=8-3

Sean Connery: A Biography

(Sean Connery has been more bankable at the box office ove...)

Sean Connery has been more bankable at the box office over the last few years than he ever was as the thirty-year-old James Bond. But the man himself remains something of a mystery: extremely attractive and intensely private and, according to many, unforgiving. Michael Freedland's biography is the first detailed search behind the brogue and the bravado. Drawing on interviews with over a hundred people who have known and worked with Connery, the author charts an extraordinary life from his childhood in Edinburgh and his earliest working days in a steel mill to the feted superstar of today.

https://www.amazon.com/Sean-Connery-Biography-Michael-Freedland-ebook/dp/B07QN7TW2H/ref=sr_1_4?crid=25PF1P7NDO5V2&dchild=1&keywords=michael+freedland&qid=1612641039&sprefix=michael+freedla%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C314&sr=8-4

Elvis Memories: The real Elvis Presley - by those who knew him

(The man, the music, the mythology - everyone knows Elvis,...)

The man, the music, the mythology - everyone knows Elvis, right? From the swinging hips and tempestuous love life to the peanut butter and banana sandwiches. But how do the iconic snapshots and the snippets of rumour match up with the truth about the man behind the legend? Michael Freedland's Elvis Memories sets out to answer precisely that question - and succeeds in grand style, giving us a rare and privileged glimpse into the intimate recollections of the people who really knew him. On a journey that spans the United States, Freedland introduces us to Presley's friends, family and followers, taking in the kids who competed against him in childhood talent shows, the members of the 'Memphis Mafia' who went everywhere with him and the maid who prepared those infamous sandwiches and watched him line up the girls he wanted to take to his bed. Thirty-five years after the death of the man we still call 'The King', Elvis Memories offers a unique chance to see the real Elvis Presley through the eyes of those who shared his life.

https://www.amazon.com/Elvis-Memories-real-Presley-those-ebook/dp/B00BQZGOF8/ref=sr_1_16?crid=25PF1P7NDO5V2&dchild=1&keywords=michael+freedland&qid=1612641039&sprefix=michael+freedla%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C314&sr=8-16

Men Who Made Hollywood: The Lives of the Great Movie Moguls

(First or second generation Jewish immigrants who had ofte...)

First or second generation Jewish immigrants who had often worked their way up from poor backgrounds, the Hollywood Moguls were remarkable entrepreneurs, the likes of whom will probably never be seen again. Sam Goldwyn, Jack and Harry Warner, Louis B. Mayer, Harry Cohn, and Zukor and Lasky ruled the movie empires in the golden age of Hollywood. These Tinseltown gods liked to be seen at race meetings as proof of their social standing, were loyal to their wives but made good use of the casting couch, were Jewish but more American than apple pie, and the stories of their rise to the top are as fascinating as they are entertaining. When Harry Cohn, iron dictator of Columbia Pictures, died, a rabbi was asked if there was anything good that could be said of him "Sure," he replied, "he’s dead." Louis B. Mayer, of MGM fame, regarded himself as head of a big family—if one of his "children" was out of line, his solution was to punch them in the jaw. Jack Warner had a determination that the studio bearing his name should product quality products. Brother Harry looked upon things differently: "I don’t want it good," he once said, "I want it Tuesday." This is a fascinating look at the men who really did make Hollywood and, in doing so, created the first and arguably most important art form of the 20th century. Based on interviews with family members, actors, producers, and directors this is a frank and detailed portrayal of the extraordinary lives of these powerbrokers, from their backgrounds and motivations to their love lives and quarrels.

https://www.amazon.com/Men-Who-Made-Hollywood-Moguls/dp/1906217637/ref=sr_1_11?crid=25PF1P7NDO5V2&dchild=1&keywords=michael+freedland&qid=1612641039&sprefix=michael+freedla%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C314&sr=8-11

Confessions of a Serial Biographer

(Confessions of a Serial Biographer is the story (or rathe...)

Confessions of a Serial Biographer is the story (or rather the stories) of a man who has mingled with celebrities since he was a teenage junior newspaper reporter. He has been involved with some of the iconic names of Hollywood and showbiz in general - people like Fred Astaire, Gregory Peck and Andre Previn, all of whom co-operated in his biographies. Then there was a wide spectrum that ranged from Morecambe and Wise to Ella Fitzgerald, to say nothing of Leonard Bernstein and Bob Hope. His most recent biography is a best-selling study of the life of Dean Martin, King of the Road. Here is an autobiography of a biographer of more than 30 books, who, while still at school, was captivated by the voice of a singer called Al Jolson. It is not just a story of smooth, friendly relations with his subjects. James Cagney sued him in the New York courts and Mr Peck tried to stop his book. Freedland won in both cases. But this is also the story of politicians like Harold Wilson, Alec Douglas Home ... and Tony Blair, to whom Michael Freedland gave some early media training. Not least of all, it is the tale of a radio programme called You Don't Have To Be Jewish, which after 23 years became the longest-running regional broadcast in Britain.

https://www.amazon.com/Confessions-Serial-Biographer-Michael-Freedland/dp/0853036209/ref=sr_1_7?crid=25PF1P7NDO5V2&dchild=1&keywords=michael+freedland&qid=1612641039&sprefix=michael+freedla%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C314&sr=8-7