Biography
Donald Spoto (June 28, 1941 β February 11, 2023) was an American biographer and theologian. He was known for his bestselling biographies of people in the worlds of film and theater, and for his books on theology and spirituality.
Spoto has written 29 books, including biographies of Alfred Hitchcock, Laurence Olivier, Tennessee Williams, Ingrid Bergman, James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly, Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, and Alan Bates. The BBC/HBO television film The Girl (2012), about Tippi Hedren's experience during the filming of The Birds (1963), was based in part on Spoto's work on Hitchcock.
Spoto has written biographical accounts of the House of Windsor from the Victorian era to Diana, Princess of Wales, and of religious figures such as Jesus, Saint Joan of Arc, and Saint Francis of Assisi; the latter was made into a television program by Faith & Values Media.
Filmography
all 18
Movies 17
self 15
Writer 2
TV Shows 1
Poisoned Romance (2019)
Shipwrecked in a Studio: The Making of Alfred Hitchcock's Jamaica Inn (2015)
The Girl (2012)
Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock (2008)
Alma: The Master's Muse (2008)
Edith Head: Dressing the Master's Movies (2008)
Bernard Herrmann: Hitchcock's Maestro (2008)
In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy (2008)
Saul Bass: Title Champ (2008)
Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock (2008)
Mrs. Stone: Looking for the Light in All the Dark Corners (2006)
Huston's Gamble (2006)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Playing Cat and Mouse (2006)
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (2000)
Legenden (1998)
Marilyn in Manhattan (1998)
Tennessee Williams: Wounded Genius (1998)
Marilyn, divine et fragile (1996)
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GenderMale
Birthday1941-06-28
Deathday2023-02-11 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceNew Rochelle, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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