Recommendations on some biographies, please.

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A lot of times, when I watch biopics, I become interested in knowing more and knowing more accurately, the lives of these people. So after watching *The Aviator *and De-Lovely, I’ve wanted to learn more about the people portrayed in them.

I don’t read a lot of non-fiction, and what I do read needs to be very interesting. To give you some ideas, I’ve read recently, *Vamp: The Rise and Fall of Theda Bara, *and Bruce Campbell’s If Chins Could Kill. Not quite as biographical, but I’ve also read William Goldman’s What Lie Did I Tell?

So, what are some good, interesting biographies on **Howard Hughes **and Cole Porter?

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I haven’t read it, but have heard that this is the definitive Cole Porter bio.

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Thank you, twickster. I’ve added it to my Wish List.

(I found it amusing that “Customers who shopped for other items in your Wish List also shopped for: King of the Hill: The Complete Third Season.”)

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Bumping this to see if anyone can recommend a Howard Hughes bio. Thanks.

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[blushes prettily]

Did you like it? I do hope so. As for Howard Hughes, I’d recommend this book over this one; and I read and enjoyed this Cole Porter bio.

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I enjoyed this one…

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Yes, very much so. I’d never even heard of her before, and your book made me want to watch her movies (which is pretty impressive if you consider the fact that I think movies made before 1990 are old. ;)) You made me feel like I knew Bara when I got done reading it.

Thanks for the recommendations, Eve and Balle_M. I’ve add those books to my wishlist, too. I see another large Amazon order in the making.