Julia Roberts represents a return to the glamour of the great Hollywood stars of another era. Fans flock to her movies, and she's a staple cover subject of People magazine and every entertainment show imaginable, but her real life has only been seen in tabloid glimpses until now. James Spada has gone back to Julia's beginnings in Athens, Georgia to unearth fascinating facts about her family and her early dating life. And he's followed her career from movie to movie-both on screen and behind the screen-to show fans what the private face of Julia really is. As an artist, Julia has changed dramatically from the talented but sheltered girl who found fame first with a role in the independent movie "Mystic Pizza" and became the exuberant star whose "Pretty Woman" delighted audiences everywhere before becoming an Oscar-winning actress capable of taking on the toughest roles. As a person, she's grown from a skittish and gangly girl moving through relationships with co-stars to become an assured woman making her own bold decisions about how to live her life. Julia will delight fans with its level of detail and fresh information, as well as its thoughtfulness about the life and career of a truly vibrant and complex star.
The third collection of James Spada's male nude photographs, "Eye Candy" features nearly 90 new color and duotone images of some of the most delectable men in America. REVIEW BY BOSTON ART CRITIC SHAWN HILL: "The feeling that comes from this sexy collection of photographs is intimacy. These young men, the objects of someone else's affection at last, pose comfortably and naturally, exulting in the attention coming their way. Spada chooses comforting, homey settings; wooden fixtures, patterned bed spreads, old-fashioned furniture that is tasteful but not distracting, to serve as backdrops for what viewers can imagine as lover's retreats, weekends away from daily strife, vacations where walls come down and lovers reveal their innermost thoughts. "Spada's few captions provided just hints of insight to his models, leaving the rest appropriately to our imaginations. One model, Jake, is described as a muse, and you can see their dialogue developing in the many images of this young man with perfect skin and a few artfully placed tattoos. Erections come and go, glimpsed almost in passing. Even the body builder, Marco, slows down enough to get in Spada's indolent erotic vibe. These guys are odalisques." REVIEW BY BOSTON ART CRITIC SHAWN HILL: "The feeling that comes from this sexy collection of photographs is intimacy. These young men, the objects of someone else's affection at last, pose comfortably and naturally, exulting in the attention coming their way. Spada chooses comforting, homey settings; wooden fixtures, patterned bed spreads, old-fashioned furniture that is tasteful but not distracting, to serve as backdrops for what viewers can imagine as lover's retreats, weekends away from daily strife, vacations where walls come down and lovers reveal their innermost thoughts. "Spada's few captions provide just hints of insight to his models, leaving the rest appropriately to our imaginations. One model, Jake, is described as a muse, and you can see their dialogue developing in the many images of this young man with perfect skin and a few artfully placed tattoos. Erections come and go, glimpsed almost in passing. Even the body builder, Marco, slows down enough to get in Spada's indolent erotic vibe. These guys are odalisques.
FASCINATING . . The story of the public's discovery of a genius and the genius's discovery of herself." --The New York Times Book Review "AS CLOSE TO A DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY OF STREISAND AS POSSIBLE. . . . The strength of Spada's book lies in his meticulous research."--Newsday She's been a part of our lives for more than thirty-five years, her full and luscious voice defining the sound of music for a generation. Now, bestselling celebrity biographer James Spada--who interviewed more than two hundred people for this book--puts it all on the record. With compassion and honesty, Spada reveals the private Barbra Streisand, including her lonely Brooklyn childhood with a disapproving mother and abusive stepfather, her hunger to perform, the discovery of her stunning voice, and the short, hard climb that took her to the height of Broadway stardom when she was only twenty-one. Here, too, are the startling details of Barbra's obsessive need for control and power, her excessive demands for money, and the amazing men in her life--from Elliot Gould, Jon Peters, and Omar Sharif to Ryan ONeal, Warren Beatty, and Don Johnson. A stunning woman with an incomparable voice that only improves with age, Barbra Streisand has proved herself one of the most creative, compelling, and controversial women of our time. "ENGROSSING . . . There is plenty of material here to amuse, entertain and even illuminate her carefully guarded life." --Los Angeles Times "WELL WRITTEN, LIVELY, AND ASSIDUOUSLY RESEARCHED." --Liz Smith
They were America's children, symbolic of hope and youth, then of tragedy, and finally of the enduring power of the Kennedy legacy. In the 255 vibrant photographs in this book - mostly never before published - we watch John and Caroline grow up in the adoring, and sometimes harsh, glare of public attention. They were the youngest children to live in the White House in over a century - Caroline just three and John Jr. a newborn when their father took the oath of office. Symbolizing the youthful vigor of the new administration, they won the hearts of the American people as they romped around - and under - their father's desk in the Oval Office. And when, three years later, Caroline kissed JKF's coffin and John Jr. saluted the passing bier, they were forever etched into the nations' collective heart. We see their awkward adolescence, their sorrows at senseless losses in the family, their first forays into romance, their efforts to establish themselves as responsible adults, their happy marriages and Caroline's motherhood. And we watch in admiration as Caroline recovers from the untimely death of her beloved brother to assume the mantle of the Camelot legend. This is a book that will tug at the heart-strings of all who remember fondly these two remarkable American offspring.
Eighty color, B&W and duotone photographs of the extraordinary young man named Quinn Christopher Jaxon. Renowned photographer James Spada's latest discovery, 22-year-old Quinn is an up-and-coming dancer, model and actor living in Los Angeles. Spada uses widely varied locations to show off this model's beauty, from his soulful, handsome face to his extraordinary, natural physique. His many moods are limned--happy, playful, sexy, melancholic, thuggish, contemplative, aroused.This book is a must for anyone who admires young male beauty.
Now 52 years old, Barbara Streisand received the highest price ever paid to a performer in one night - one million dollars on New Year's Eve in 1993 in Las Vegas. James Spada's portrait of this highly accomplished woman is also a depiction of modern American showbiz - Greenwich Village clubs in the 1960s; Broadway's brash musicals; and Hollywood in the last 30 years, when the studio system broke down when confronted by ambitious independent companies like Streisand's. Once married to actor Elliot Gould, she has had affairs with Omar Sharif, Ryan O'Neal, Warren Beatty, Steven Spielberg, Canada's former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, Richard Gere and tennis champion Andre Agassi. Although she is a multi-millionaire living in Los Angeles, she never seems to have left Brooklyn. It is her sense of reality that James Spada seeks to portray in this biography.
A biography of Bette Davis, revealing a life replete with scandal, sex, violence, courage, sacrifice and heartbreak. After three years of research and more than 150 interviews, James Spada has written a revealing biography of one of the greatest Hollywood Legends. Spada has convinced Bette Davis's relatives and friends to speak out for the first time, and he has gained new access to court documents, long-lost inquest transcript, and personal correspondence to paint a portrait of one of the most complex and misrepresented women in Hollywood history. This book reveals Bette Davis' oddly close relationship with her mother (who bathed her until she was in her teens); her ambivalent feelings about the sex act, as revealed by a director/lover; her possible role in the brain damage of her adopted daughter; the bizarre behaviour of her husband Gary Merrill and the vicious custody battle for their son, Michael; her pursuit of much younger men she entered her sixties; and her tragic and courageous last days.
A legendary life shown in rare, mostly never before published photographs. Arguably the most famous woman of the twentieth century, certainly one of its most photographed, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis lived an astonishing life; her popularity and the fascination she held for people the world over during her nearly sixty years in the spotlight can hardly be overestimated. And while that has led to a number of books about her, none has told her life story in the way this one does--entirely in photographs, from birth to death, with lively, anecdotal extended captions. Of the 251 photographs in Jackie: Her Life in Pictures, 165 have never been published, 58 have rarely been published (in newspapers or magazines but never in book form), and 28 are inescapable images that have been seared into the memories of everyone. Together with the text by James Spada that runs alongside them, these pictures tell the story of an American life that became legendary even while it was being lived, a story that will speak afresh to the hearts of all Americans.
From the author of "Ronald Reagan: His Life in Pictures" comes a rich photographic treasure trove--featuring both historical and contemporary images--of the Bush family at work and at play.
Can there be a chasm deeper than the hollow left in a broken human heart? In this by turns romantic, harrowing, and elegiac novel, best-selling Hollywood biographer James Spada turns to a 19th century celebrity--Edgar Allan Poe. Spada imagines six months in the life of the tortured author of some of the eeriest tales ever written. Narrating this story is handsome twenty-year-old student Jeremiah Delaney, an aspiring poet for whom his idol Poe becomes a mentor. The moment Jeremiah meets Poe's beautiful young wife, he falls obsessively, dangerously in love with her. At the same time he is caught up in Poe's downward spiral into depression, alcohol and opium. Both of these factors, one in Jeremiah's control and the other out of it, set in motion a series of events that threatens to destroy him. "I know in my heart that I am as much at fault as Mr. Poe," Jeremiah admits as he begins this reminiscence. "I cannot blame him more than I blame myself for what knowing him made me desire, made me become, made me do.
Oh Grace, we hardly knew you," wrote The Chicago Tribune about this book. "Spada presents us with a living, breathing Grace Kelly whose real life surpassed every male fantasy." "A compassionate, well-balanced account," wrote Variety. "A fine biography of a complicated woman." "Sexy, gripping," wrote Kirkus Reviews. "A well-crafted, rich read." "Fascinating," wrote London Today. "A cast of characters far richer than anything Jackie Collins or Judith Krantz could dream up." Grace Kelly was the incredibly beautiful, talented and elegant American movie star who became a real-life princess. In six short Hollywood years she starred in eleven films, eight of which are revered movie classics (like "Dial M for Murder," "Rear Window" and "It Takes a Thief"). She won the Oscar for Best Actress for her performance in "The Country Girl" and ALSO won the amorous attentions of legendary movie stars Gary Cooper, Bing Crosby, William Holden and Ray Milland. At the age of 26, she married the dashing Prince Ranier III and became Her Serene Highness The Princess of Monaco, an international figure whose generosity and kindness became synonymous with her name. The ground-breaking biography and New York Times bestseller by James Spada, "Grace Kelly" has been revised and updated and is reissued in electronic form. This illustrated biography was a bestseller in 6 countries. "This is a well-crafted, rich read," wrote Kirkus Reviews. "Sexy, gripping, and sure to be in demand." This edition also includes interactive source notes. Previously published under the title of "Grace".
Grace is James Spada's explosively revealing and warmly affectionate biography of film actress Grace Kelly. It provides a complex portrait of a passionate but thwarted woman who took refuge in affairs with her leading men. Sure to reignite the affection of Kelly's legions of fans. 16 pages of photos.
Traces the life and career of the film star, from his unhappy childhood to his acting success and Hollywood romances, his alleged homosexuality, his friendship with Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, and John F. Kennedy, and his drug abuse and death
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