Michael Munn

Michael Munn (October 8, 1952 – July 2022) was a British author,^[1] film historian,^[2] and actor.

Munn's biography of Steve McQueen has been described as preposterous,^[3] and doubt cast on his biographies of Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Sir Laurence Olivier, Richard Burton, and David Niven.^[4]

Munn lived in Sudbury, Suffolk. He died from a heart attack in July 2022, at the age of 69.^[5][6]

Selected books

1982 The stories behind the scenes of the great film epics – Illustrated Publications ISBN 978-0-85242-729-3^[7] 1986 Charlton Heston – Robson Books ISBN 978-0-86051-362-9^[8] 1987 The Hollywood Murder Casebook – Robson Books ISBN 978-0-86051-414-5^[9] 1989 Kirk Douglas – St. Martin's Press ISBN 978-0-312-91370-0^[10] 1989 Trevor Howard: the man and his films – Robson Books ISBN 978-0-86051-539-5^[11] 1991 Hollywood Rogues – Robson Books ISBN 978-0-86051-638-5^[12] 1992 Clint Eastwood: Hollywood's Loner – Robson Books ISBN 0-86051-790-X^[13] 1992 with Sparks, William The last of the Cockleshell Heroes: a World War Two memoir – ISIS Large Print ISBN 978-1-85695-125-8^[14] 1993 Hollywood Bad – St. Martin's Press ISBN 978-0-312-92984-8^[15] 1993 The Hollywood connection: the true story of organised crime in Hollywood — Robson Books ISBN 978-0-86051-856-3^[16] 1995 Burt Lancaster: The Terrible-Tempered Charmer – Robson Books ISBN 978-0-86051-970-6^[17] 1995 Stars at War – Robson Books ISBN 978-0-86051-954-6^[18] 1996 X-rated: the paranormal experiences of the movie star greats — Robson Books ISBN 978-1-86105-017-5^[19]

1997 Gene Hackman — Robert Hale ISBN 978-0-7090-6041-3^[20] 1997 The Sharon Stone story – Robson Books ISBN 978-1-86105-094-6^[21] 1999 Gregory Peck – ISIS Large Print Books ISBN 978-0-7531-5097-9^[22] 2002 Sinatra: the untold story – Robson Books ISBN 978-1-86105-537-8^[23] 2003 John Wayne: The Man Behind the Myth – Robson Books ISBN 978-1-86105-614-6^[24] 2005 Jimmy Stewart: The Truth Behind the Legend – Robson Books ISBN 978-1-86105-822-5^[25] 2007 Lord Larry: The Secret Life of Laurence Olivier – Robson Books ISBN 978-1-86105-977-2^[26] 2008 Richard Burton: prince of players – Skyhorse Pub. ISBN 978-1-60239-355-4^[27] 2009 David Niven: The Man Behind the Balloon – JR Books Ltd ISBN 978-1-906779-16-0^[28] 2010 Steve McQueen: Living on the Edge – Aurum Press ISBN 978-1-906779-79-5^[29]

References

1. "Stalin 'tried to kill John Wayne'". BBC News. 31 July 2003. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
2. Walsh, Nick Paton (1 August 2003). "Book tells how John Wayne survived Soviet assassination". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
3. Quirke, Antonia (28 June 2010). "Steve McQueen: Living on the Edge. By Michael Munn. Reviewed by Antonia Quirke". New Statesman. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
4. Adams, Tim (25 July 2010). "Michael Munn: the celebrity biographer reveals all". London: Guardian News and Media Ltd. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
5. "RIP Peter Scott-Smith & Michael Munn". Sudbury Dramatic Society. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
6. "Equity magazine Autumn/Winter 2022". issuu. November 2022. p. 45. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
7. The stories behind the scenes of the great film epics, Google books
8. Charlton Heston, Google books
9. The Hollywood murder casebook, Google books
10. Kirk Douglas, Google books
11. Trevor Howard: the man and his films, Google books
12. Hollywood rogues, Google books
13. Clint Eastwood: Hollywood's loner, AbeBooks
14. The Last of the Cockleshell Heroes: A World War Two Memoir, Google books
15. Hollywood Bad, Google books
16. The Hollywood connection: the true story of organized crime in Hollywood, Google books
17. Burt Lancaster: The Terrible-Tempered Charmer, Google books
18. Stars at War, Google books
19. X-rated: the paranormal experiences of the movie star greats, Google books
20. Gene Hackman, Google books
21. The Sharon Stone story, Google books
22. Gregory Peck, Google books
23. Sinatra: the untold story, Google books
24. John Wayne: The Man Behind the Myth, Google books
25. Jimmy Stewart: The Truth Behind the Legend, Google books
26. Lord Larry: the secret life of Laurence Olivier : a personal and intimate portrait, Google books
27. Richard Burton: prince of players, Google books
28. David Niven: The Man Behind the Balloon, Google books
29. Steve McQueen: Living on the Edge, Google books

External links

• Michael Munn at IMDb