CONTENTS

Acknowledgements

Introduction: A Life in Pictures

1     The Sound of Music: Singers and Musicians Take Centre Stage

2     Hollywoodland: Actors and Directors as Portrayed by Actors and Directors

3     Prick Up Your Ears: Now a Word on Writers

4     Through the Eyes of a Painter: The Art of the On-screen Artist

5     A Winner Never Quits: The Powerful Force of Sporting Biographies

6     Awakenings: Voices from the Ivory Towers of Academia

7     Into the Storm: The Politics of Political Bio-pics

8     A Royal Affair: The Majesty of Royal Representations

Epilogue

 

Bibliography

Index