Shaun Considine
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BooksNEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW "A first-rate biography of the playwright and screenwriter. Chayefsky would have been happy to have his name associated with Mad As Hell." LOS ANGELES TIMES "A star-studded and wholly absorbing history of the entertainment industry in New York and Los Angeles during a tumultuous but also fecund period." PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "An engrossing and lively biography....the ups and downs of Chayefsky's varied career makes for consistently entertaining reading." BOOKLIST "An in-depth biography...an enlightening page turner, even for people who have no interest in the mind of a great writer." KIRKUS REVIEW "An exceptional book that, it is hoped, will prompt a reappraisal of the entire range of Paddy Chayefsky's writing." *************************************** The Oscar Letters
Due December, 2011 
******************************* Bette and Joan: e book edition
Exciting new E book, with over 50 new photographs, color and black-and-white, including previously unpublished stills of Joan Crawford, working on Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte. Bette and Joan: The Divine Feud
A no-holds-barred account of the rivalry between two of Hollywood's greatest stars. Akin to the historic enmity between Elizabeth the First and Mary Queen of Scots, the Davis-Crawford conflict spanned three decades, ultimately revealing a story monstrous, tragic, hilarious and affecting. Reviews “The book has the pace of a tennis match, as the narrative bounces from Crawford’s career to Davis’s, and back again, all told in a rip-roaring style. A definite ten.” Premiere “A hugely entertaining chroncile - juicy, unrestrained and exhaustively researched. A movie fan's dream." Syndicated columnist Liz Smith “Shaun Considines story of the two divas is vastly informative and in parts hilarious." Sunday Telegraph "Over ten years in the writing this isn't merely a catch-penny item. It is well researched throughout and quite riveting to read. Splendid stuff!" Film Review “Shaun Considine has produced a delicious and totally consuming story, written in a racy, breathless style, with one juicy anecdote tumbling swiftly after another. Ideal for lovers of the perfectly turned insult.” Five stars Empire magazine "Quite the best read I've had across the Atlantic - or anywhere else, come to that." Dame Diana Rigg "Should dead coals be raked over? Ah, but these are not women, or even human beings, but glorious, impossible monsters, as deadly and unreal as the Medusa. Their story may be fact, but it is nonetheless, and irresistibly, legend. Let me shame the devil...I loved it." Hugh Leonard, Irish playwright and columnist, The Sunday Independent |
Non-fiction
The authorized biography of Paddy Chayefsky, the
only individual screenwriter to win three Academy Awards,
Letters and Interviews with Oscar winners, from the golden age of Hollywood
The first and only detailed
account of the bitter, long-
term feud between Hollywood's
quintessential movie-star,
Joan Crawfordi,, and it's leading
dramatic actress, Bette Davis
Photographs
Photographs - New York City |
