Book Description
David Thomson focuses his acute critical skills and brilliant prose style on the man whom many consider the greatest actor of our time. A groundbreaking series of illustrated biographies, A & E Biographies combines the smart, concise approach of the hugely popular A&E Biography television series with the illuminating visual approach of DK Publishing to present the lives of history's most colorful figures. Television's longest running, single-topic documentary series Biography on A&E Network is not only one of the most successful shows -- it is one of the most popular. Biography has profiled more than 900 people in its fifteen years.

About the Author
David Thomson is considered by many to be the leading contemporary film critic. He writes for the New York Times, New Republic, Sight and Sound, and others. His books include Showman: The Life of David O. Selznick, Rosebud: The Story of Orson Welles, and DK's Hollywood: A Celebration.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

David Thomson focuses his acute critical skills and brilliant prose style on the man whom many consider the greatest actor of our time.

A groundbreaking series of illustrated biographies, A & E Biographies combines the smart, concise approach of the hugely popular A&E Biography television series with the illuminating visual approach of DK Publishing to present the lives of history's most colorful figures.

Television's longest running, single-topic documentary series Biography on A&E Network is not only one of the most successful shows — it is one of the most popular. Biography has profiled more than 900 people in its fifteen years.