John Huston : A Biography

The first major biography of the famous and controversial director John Huston, whose thirty-seven films—including __The Maltese Falcon__,__Key Largo__, and __The African Queen__—are considered classics and garnered him fifteen Academy Award nominations and two wins. Axel Madsen authored twenty-two books, including sixteen biographies. His most notable works include an in-depth look at the life of a legendary fashion icon, Chanel: A Woman of Her Own, and an investigation of the relationship between Gloria Swanson and Joe Kennedy, Gloria and Joe: The Star-Crossed Love Affair of Gloria Swanson and Joe Kennedy. Madsen began his journalism career as a legman for columnist Art Buchwald in Paris, and later wrote one of the first books on television's longest-running news magazine show, 60 Minutes: The Power and the Politics of America's Most Popular TV News Show The first major biography of the famous and controversial director John Huston, whose thirty-seven films—including The Maltese Falcon , Key Largo , and The African Queen —are considered classics and garnered him fifteen Academy Award nominations and two wins. The first major biography of the famous and controversial director John Huston, whose 37 films & mdash;including The Maltese Falcon, Key Largo, and The African Queen & mdash;are considered classics and garnered him 15 Academy Award nominations and two wins