Books written by William McBrien

Cole Porter

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Cole Porter: A Biography

Interweaving the life and the music, McBrien shows us a man whose genius as a composer flowered in deceptively simple melodies that were thought to be completely modern but today are considered ingenious, complicated, and steeped in the ...
Cole Porter: The Definitive Biography

The definitive biography of Cole Porter – the urbane American composer of musical comedies and of over 1000 songs – which reveals the darker side of the star whose life and work epitomizes the romance of Café Society.
Cole Porter

William McBrien. Bordoni, would star. He consulted with Berlin who advised him to go and find Porter on the Lido. In 1927, Louis Shurr, Cole's agent arranged a meeting in New York between Porter and E. Ray Goetz.
Stevie, a Biography of Stevie Smith

Although Stevie gained international recognition with the publication of Novel on Yellow Paper in 1936, she continued to work for more than 30 years as a secretary in a publishing house.
Stevie: A Biography of Stevie Smith

Stevie: A Biography of Stevie Smith
Cole Porter: una biografía

Cole Porter: una biografía
Cole Porter: The Definitive Biography

Biografie van de Amerikaanse componist (1891-1964).
Stevie: A Biography of Stevie Smith

Stevie: A Biography of Stevie Smith
Stevie, a Biography of Stevie Smith

Stevie Smith, who died in 1971, remains one of the most fascinating and original English literary figures of this century. Her wit and eccentricity have become legend, her personal style...