Marc Eliot Books In Order

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Marc Eliot is a published author who has seen his works hit the bestselling charts of publications such as the New York Times.

He has written over a dozen books on the topic of people or popular culture. These include many different biographies on people such as Cary Grant, Walt Disney, and Clint Eastwood and Bruce Springsteen, among others.

Marc has been featured in many different documentaries about music and film. He has also written about media and pop culture for different publication. The author chooses to spend his time divided between New York City, Woodstock, New York, and Los Angeles.

Cary Grant: A Biography is a 2004 biography written by Marc Eliot. Whether you are a long time fan of the actor or just have heard of him and want to find out more, this is the perfect book for anyone who wants to know more about the life and personality of one of the most timeless and fascinating stars to ever have graced Hollywood.

Cary Grant would come to embody the debonair American perfectly as the leading man in many films. But before all of that, he started off as Archibald Leach and was born on January 18, 1904 in Bristol, England, a seaport village.

He was handsome and irresistible as an actor, and soon became the quintessential leading man in Hollywood. Today, the man “from dream city” (called so by critic Pauline Kael) is forever young, an icon to quick wit, romantic charm, male physical perfection, and urbane sophistication. But beneath all of the idealized image of him from the movies was in truth a man who was conflicted, doing his best to balance his fame with the want to have a private life completely apart from the Cary Grant persona that he was known for by movie studios and movie audiences alike.

The book goes all the way back to his troubled childhood, an ambiguous sexuality, and insecurities that he had dealt with all his life. It also takes into account the many characteristics that ensured that he was the favorite romantic lead in Hollywood for over three decades. This book is a detailed examination that delves into the aspects of Grant’s life and times, both professional and private, and show some part of who the man behind the film star really was.

Grant had an incredible and impressive screen life. He not only worked with some of the best directors of the time, he was the star in an incredible seventy-two movies. He was featured in roles in movies such as Bringing Up Baby and The Philadelphia Story, before moving on to different characters that were featured in Suspicion, Notorious, An Affair to Remember, North by Northwest, and Charade.

Not only did audiences love Grant, but the cameras loved him too. His natural magnetism was flattering and also lit up the leading ladies who starred with him. These included such beauties as Irene Dunne, Mae West, Katharine Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman, Sophia Loren, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, and more. Despite his work and popularity, he was denied an Oscar that he so craved until 1970, when the Academy awarded him a special lifetime achievement award.

He enjoyed a wonderful, sparkling image on-screen, but also had a personal life full of tumult that he did his best to keep from the public. This extended to a total of five marriages, a relationship that lasted over a decade with Randolph Scott, and various affairs. Incredibly researched and written in a way that informs and entertains, Marc Eliot has put together a complete portrait of one of Hollywood’s brightest stars. Learn more about this cinematic legend by picking up a copy of Cary Grant: A Biography today.

Jimmy Stewart: A Biography is a 2006 novel written by Marc Eliot. Whether you are a long time fan of the actor or simply want to know more about him, there is plenty of information to learn in this wonderful biography from a man who is known for his work writing about real life figures.

Jimmy Stewart quickly became known in Hollywood for his boyish charm, his American good looks, and his easygoing style of acting. He would go on to become one of the greatest stars of Hollywood, an enduring career that has stood the test of time.

He put out an image of innocence and self-assurance, but had a more complicated as well as sophisticated life than the majority of the characters that he played on screen. Marc Eliot uses his insights as well as his access to tell the story of one of the greatest stars of the screen, a pop-culture icon, and a hero to many.

Jimmy Stewart was born into a family that had a lot of military honor as well as economic success. He himself was attending Princeton University when he became interested in the theater. Once he graduated, he roomed with Henry Fonda, forging a friendship that would go the distance.

He had a love for Margaret Sullavan that was both secret and unrequited. But despite all this, he was put together on screen with many of the most famous, beautiful and alluring leading ladies that Hollywood had to offer, from Ginger Rogers to Marlene Dietrich and more.

He first became a star through playing a heroic figure in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, the famed 1939 movie from Frank Capra. The next year, he would receive an Academy Award for the performance he put on in The Philadelphia Story by George Cukor.

After that, Stewart was drafted into the armed forces. When he came back to Hollywood, Stewart discovered that the town had shifted and he had too. His combat experiences left him with plenty of emotional scars. Fortunately, the darkness within him prepared him for the fifties, where he made the films Winchester ‘73, Bend of the River, Rear Window, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and Vertigo, one of the top critically-acclaimed American films ever made.

Stewart enjoyed an incredible career as well as personal life. He was married in his forties, he adopted his wife’s two sons, and had twin daughters with his wife as well. Things were going well until a tragedy out of nowhere had an incredible effect on his final years. Detailed, intimate, and informative, Marc Eliot puts together a fantastic portrait of one of Hollywood’s most enduring and beloved legends that you won’t want to miss. Grab a copy of Jimmy Stewart: A Biography today!