"No one does glamour, severity, girlish charm or tight-lipped witticism better than Dame Maggie Smith. Michael Coveney's biography shines a light on the life and career of a truly remarkable performer, one whose stage and screen career spans six decades. From her days as a West End star of comedy and revue, Dame Maggie's path would cross with those of the greatest actors, playwrights and directors of the era. Whether stealing scenes from Richard Burton,...

"A frank personal account by the Grammy and Academy Award-winning songwriter traces the story of her life in and out of the recording studio, from her formative relationships to her collaborations with some of today's leading composers and music artists,"--NoveList.

After years as a "mid-grade, kind of hammy actor" (his own words), Campbell fled Los Angeles and moved to a remote part of Oregon to renew, regroup, and reload. Here he explores the sheer lunacy of show business, chronicling his "maturing years" when he began to move up in the underappreciated B-list movie industry.